diff --git a/cat/run-cat-locally b/cat/run-cat-locally
index be60d076a..7c31aaf9d 100755
--- a/cat/run-cat-locally
+++ b/cat/run-cat-locally
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} = $path.'/src/.libs';
 $ENV{LIBGUESTFS_PATH} = $path.'/appliance';
 $ENV{PERL5LIB}        = $path.'/perl/blib/lib:'.$path.'/perl/blib/arch';
 
-exec('perl', $path.'/cat/virt-cat.pl', @ARGV);
+exec('perl', $path.'/cat/virt-cat', @ARGV);
diff --git a/df/run-df-locally b/df/run-df-locally
index f8a50aa5b..94697b0ce 100755
--- a/df/run-df-locally
+++ b/df/run-df-locally
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} = $path.'/src/.libs';
 $ENV{LIBGUESTFS_PATH} = $path.'/appliance';
 $ENV{PERL5LIB}        = $path.'/perl/blib/lib:'.$path.'/perl/blib/arch';
 
-exec('perl', $path.'/df/virt-df.pl', @ARGV);
+exec('perl', $path.'/df/virt-df', @ARGV);
diff --git a/edit/run-edit-locally b/edit/run-edit-locally
index 3a6a9abf0..127463fb1 100755
--- a/edit/run-edit-locally
+++ b/edit/run-edit-locally
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} = $path.'/src/.libs';
 $ENV{LIBGUESTFS_PATH} = $path.'/appliance';
 $ENV{PERL5LIB}        = $path.'/perl/blib/lib:'.$path.'/perl/blib/arch';
 
-exec('perl', $path.'/edit/virt-edit.pl', @ARGV);
+exec('perl', $path.'/edit/virt-edit', @ARGV);
diff --git a/inspector/run-inspector-locally b/inspector/run-inspector-locally
index 610628249..5a9c99877 100755
--- a/inspector/run-inspector-locally
+++ b/inspector/run-inspector-locally
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} = $path.'/src/.libs';
 $ENV{LIBGUESTFS_PATH} = $path.'/appliance';
 $ENV{PERL5LIB}        = $path.'/perl/blib/lib:'.$path.'/perl/blib/arch';
 
-exec('perl', $path.'/inspector/virt-inspector.pl', @ARGV);
+exec('perl', $path.'/inspector/virt-inspector', @ARGV);
diff --git a/rescue/run-rescue-locally b/rescue/run-rescue-locally
index 33191e7af..18097cf96 100755
--- a/rescue/run-rescue-locally
+++ b/rescue/run-rescue-locally
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} = $path.'/src/.libs';
 $ENV{LIBGUESTFS_PATH} = $path.'/appliance';
 $ENV{PERL5LIB}        = $path.'/perl/blib/lib:'.$path.'/perl/blib/arch';
 
-exec('perl', $path.'/rescue/virt-rescue.pl', @ARGV);
+exec('perl', $path.'/rescue/virt-rescue', @ARGV);