diff --git a/infra/base-images/base-builder/indexer/utils.py b/infra/base-images/base-builder/indexer/utils.py
index 825346e06be8..2293f5223364 100644
--- a/infra/base-images/base-builder/indexer/utils.py
+++ b/infra/base-images/base-builder/indexer/utils.py
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 import subprocess
 from typing import Final, Sequence
 
-_LD_PATH = "/usr/bin/ld.so.2"
-_LD_PATH: Final[pathlib.Path] = pathlib.Path("/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2")
+LD_BINARY_NAME: Final[str] = "ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
+_LD_BINARY_PATH: Final[pathlib.Path] = pathlib.Path(
+    "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
+)
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -45,14 +47,19 @@ def _parse_ld_trace_output(output: str) -> Sequence[SharedLibrary]:
   #       lib foo.so => /tmp/sharedlib/lib foo.so (0x00007f76b9367000)
   #       libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f76b9157000)
   #       /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f76b9379000)
+  # The last line can also be:
+  #       /grte/lib64/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 => /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
+  # (0x00007f76b9379000)
   #
   # The lines that do not have a => should be skipped.
-  # The dynamic linker should always be copied.
+  # The dynamic linker should always be copied AND have its executable bit set.
   # The lines that have a => could contain a space, but we copy whatever is on
   # the right side of the =>, removing the load address.
-  shared_libraries = [SharedLibrary(name="ld.so", path=_LD_PATH)]
+  shared_libraries = [SharedLibrary(name=LD_BINARY_NAME, path=_LD_BINARY_PATH)]
   for lib_name, lib_path in re.findall(r"(\S+) => .*?(\S+) \(", output):
     lib_path = pathlib.Path(lib_path)
+    if lib_path == _LD_BINARY_PATH:
+      continue
     shared_libraries.append(SharedLibrary(name=lib_name, path=lib_path))
 
   return shared_libraries
@@ -67,7 +74,7 @@ def get_shared_libraries(
   env["LD_BIND_NOW"] = "1"
 
   result = subprocess.run(
-      [_LD_PATH, binary_path],
+      [_LD_BINARY_PATH, binary_path],
       capture_output=True,
       env=env,
       check=True,