diff --git a/libc/calls/execve-sysv.c b/libc/calls/execve-sysv.c
index 33d166b9a..fe5137af7 100644
--- a/libc/calls/execve-sysv.c
+++ b/libc/calls/execve-sysv.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "libc/errno.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/bits.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/safemacros.internal.h"
-#include "libc/intrin/weaken.h"
 #include "libc/mem/alloca.h"
 #include "libc/paths.h"
 #include "libc/runtime/runtime.h"
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/o.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ok.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/errfuns.h"
-#include "libc/zipos/zipos.internal.h"
 
 static bool CanExecute(const char *path) {
   return !sys_faccessat(AT_FDCWD, path, X_OK, 0);
@@ -77,19 +75,6 @@ int sys_execve(const char *prog, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]) {
   char *buf;
   char **shargs;
   const char *ape;
-  struct ZiposUri uri;
-  if (_weaken(__zipos_parseuri) &&
-      (_weaken(__zipos_parseuri)(prog, &uri) != -1)) {
-    rc = _weaken(__zipos_open)(&uri, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC, 0);
-    if (rc != -1) {
-      const int zipFD = rc;
-      strace_enabled(-1);
-      rc = fexecve(zipFD, argv, envp);
-      close(zipFD);
-      strace_enabled(+1);
-    }
-    return rc;
-  }
   e = errno;
   __sys_execve(prog, argv, envp);
   if (errno == ENOEXEC) {
diff --git a/libc/calls/execve.c b/libc/calls/execve.c
index 0ac77805b..7c0706a53 100644
--- a/libc/calls/execve.c
+++ b/libc/calls/execve.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "libc/log/libfatal.internal.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/o.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/errfuns.h"
+#include "libc/zipos/zipos.internal.h"
 
 /**
  * Replaces current process with program.
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@
  * @vforksafe
  */
 int execve(const char *prog, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]) {
+  struct ZiposUri uri;
   int rc;
   size_t i;
   if (!prog || !argv || !envp ||
@@ -61,16 +63,26 @@ int execve(const char *prog, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]) {
   } else {
     STRACE("execve(%#s, %s, %s) → ...", prog, DescribeStringList(argv),
            DescribeStringList(envp));
-    if (!IsWindows()) {
-      rc = 0;
-      if (IsLinux() && __execpromises && _weaken(sys_pledge_linux)) {
-        rc = _weaken(sys_pledge_linux)(__execpromises, __pledge_mode);
-      }
-      if (!rc) {
+    rc = 0;
+    if (IsLinux() && __execpromises && _weaken(sys_pledge_linux)) {
+      rc = _weaken(sys_pledge_linux)(__execpromises, __pledge_mode);
+    }
+    if (!rc) {
+      if (_weaken(__zipos_parseuri) &&
+          (_weaken(__zipos_parseuri)(prog, &uri) != -1)) {
+        rc = _weaken(__zipos_open)(&uri, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC, 0);
+        if (rc != -1) {
+          const int zipFD = rc;
+          strace_enabled(-1);
+          rc = fexecve(zipFD, argv, envp);
+          close(zipFD);
+          strace_enabled(+1);
+        }
+      } else if (!IsWindows()) {
         rc = sys_execve(prog, argv, envp);
+      } else {
+        rc = sys_execve_nt(prog, argv, envp);
       }
-    } else {
-      rc = sys_execve_nt(prog, argv, envp);
     }
   }
   STRACE("execve(%#s) failed %d% m", prog, rc);