diff --git a/src/wildcard.cpp b/src/wildcard.cpp
index c71af48d9..9a7a41eb7 100644
--- a/src/wildcard.cpp
+++ b/src/wildcard.cpp
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static bool wildcard_test_flags_then_complete(const wcstring &filepath, const wc
     if (expand_flags & expand_flag::gen_descriptions) {
         desc = file_get_desc(lstat_res, lstat_buf, stat_res, stat_buf, stat_errno);
 
-        if (!is_directory && file_size >= 0) {
+        if (!is_directory && !is_executable && file_size >= 0) {
             if (!desc.empty()) desc.append(L", ");
             desc.append(format_size(file_size));
         }
diff --git a/src/wildcard.h b/src/wildcard.h
index bd244bf89..daa42110f 100644
--- a/src/wildcard.h
+++ b/src/wildcard.h
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #include "expand.h"
 
 /// Description for generic executable.
-#define COMPLETE_EXEC_DESC _(L"executable")
+#define COMPLETE_EXEC_DESC _(L"command")
 /// Description for link to executable.
-#define COMPLETE_EXEC_LINK_DESC _(L"executable link")
+#define COMPLETE_EXEC_LINK_DESC _(L"command link")
 /// Description for character device.
 #define COMPLETE_CHAR_DESC _(L"char device")
 /// Description for block device.