diff --git a/include/tests_hardening b/include/tests_hardening
index 31308933..055cd4b5 100644
--- a/include/tests_hardening
+++ b/include/tests_hardening
@@ -53,12 +53,8 @@
             if [ ! "${ASBINARY}" = "" ]; then
                 logtext "Test: Check file permissions for as (Assembler)"
                 IsWorldExecutable ${ASBINARY}
-                if [ ${SYMLINK} -eq 0 ]; then
+                if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
                     logtext "Binary: ${ASBINARY} (world executable: ${FileIsWorldExecutable})"
-                  else
-                    logtext "Binary: ${ASBINARY} (symlinked to: ${sFILE}) (world executable: ${FileIsWorldExecutable})"
-                fi
-                if [ ${FileIsWorldExecutable} = "TRUE" ]; then
                     AddHP 2 3
                     HARDEN_COMPILERS_NEEDED=1
                   else
@@ -69,12 +65,8 @@
             if [ ! "${GCCBINARY}" = "" ]; then
                 logtext "Test: Check file permissions for GCC compiler"
                 IsWorldExecutable ${GCCBINARY}
-                if [ ${SYMLINK} -eq 0 ]; then
+                if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
                     logtext "Binary: ${GCCBINARY} (world executable: ${FileIsWorldExecutable})"
-                  else
-                    logtext "Binary: ${GCCBINARY} (symlinked to: ${sFILE}) (world executable: ${FileIsWorldExecutable})"
-                fi
-                if [ ${FileIsWorldExecutable} = "TRUE" ]; then
                     AddHP 2 3
                     HARDEN_COMPILERS_NEEDED=1
                   else