diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go
index cb7acfa65..301deb45b 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go
@@ -579,47 +579,6 @@ func lookupBin(taskDir string, bin string) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("binary %q could not be found", bin)
 }
 
-// lookupTaskBin finds the file in:
-// taskDir/local, taskDir, PATH search inside taskDir
-// and returns an absolute path
-func lookupTaskBin(taskDir string, bin string) (string, error) {
-	// Check in the local directory
-	localDir := filepath.Join(taskDir, allocdir.TaskLocal)
-	local := filepath.Join(localDir, bin)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(local); err == nil {
-		return local, nil
-	}
-
-	// Check at the root of the task's directory
-	root := filepath.Join(taskDir, bin)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(root); err == nil {
-		return root, nil
-	}
-
-	// Check the host PATH anchored inside the taskDir
-	if !strings.Contains(bin, "/") {
-		envPath := os.Getenv("PATH")
-		for _, dir := range filepath.SplitList(envPath) {
-			if dir == "" {
-				// match unix shell behavior, empty path element == .
-				dir = "."
-			}
-			for _, root := range []string{localDir, taskDir} {
-				path := filepath.Join(root, dir, bin)
-				f, err := os.Stat(path)
-				if err != nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				if m := f.Mode(); !m.IsDir() {
-					return path, nil
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("file %s not found under path %s", bin, taskDir)
-}
-
 // makeExecutable makes the given file executable for root,group,others.
 func makeExecutable(binPath string) error {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go
index 91ec6ad98..3757cd746 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-template/signals"
 	hclog "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	multierror "github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/allocdir"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/stats"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/structs"
 	shelpers "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/stats"
@@ -770,3 +771,43 @@ func cmdMounts(mounts []*drivers.MountConfig) []*lconfigs.Mount {
 
 	return r
 }
+
+// lookupTaskBin finds the file `bin` in taskDir/local, taskDir in that order, then performs
+// a PATH search inside taskDir. It returns an absolute path. See also executor.lookupBin
+func lookupTaskBin(taskDir string, bin string) (string, error) {
+	// Check in the local directory
+	localDir := filepath.Join(taskDir, allocdir.TaskLocal)
+	local := filepath.Join(localDir, bin)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(local); err == nil {
+		return local, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check at the root of the task's directory
+	root := filepath.Join(taskDir, bin)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(root); err == nil {
+		return root, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check the host PATH anchored inside the taskDir
+	if !strings.Contains(bin, "/") {
+		envPath := os.Getenv("PATH")
+		for _, dir := range filepath.SplitList(envPath) {
+			if dir == "" {
+				// match unix shell behavior, empty path element == .
+				dir = "."
+			}
+			for _, root := range []string{localDir, taskDir} {
+				path := filepath.Join(root, dir, bin)
+				f, err := os.Stat(path)
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				if m := f.Mode(); !m.IsDir() {
+					return path, nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("file %s not found under path %s", bin, taskDir)
+}
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux_test.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux_test.go
index a90e1d200..1b9318775 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux_test.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux_test.go
@@ -161,6 +161,41 @@ ld.so.conf.d/`
 	}, func(err error) { t.Error(err) })
 }
 
+func TestUniversalExecutor_LookupTaskBin(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	// Create a temp dir
+	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+	require.Nil(err)
+	defer os.Remove(tmpDir)
+
+	// Make a foo subdir
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "foo"), 0700)
+
+	// Write a file under foo
+	filePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "foo", "tmp.txt")
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, []byte{1, 2}, os.ModeAppend)
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	// Lookout with an absolute path to the binary
+	_, err = lookupTaskBin(tmpDir, "/foo/tmp.txt")
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	// Write a file under local subdir
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "local"), 0700)
+	filePath2 := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "local", "tmp.txt")
+	ioutil.WriteFile(filePath2, []byte{1, 2}, os.ModeAppend)
+
+	// Lookup with file name, should find the one we wrote above
+	_, err = lookupTaskBin(tmpDir, "tmp.txt")
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	// Lookup a host absolute path
+	_, err = lookupTaskBin(tmpDir, "/bin/sh")
+	require.Error(err)
+}
+
 // Exec Launch looks for the binary only inside the chroot
 func TestExecutor_EscapeContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_test.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_test.go
index 9db7689db..65af774a5 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_test.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_test.go
@@ -452,41 +452,6 @@ func TestUniversalExecutor_LookupPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(err)
 }
 
-func TestUniversalExecutor_LookupTaskBin(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	require := require.New(t)
-
-	// Create a temp dir
-	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	require.Nil(err)
-	defer os.Remove(tmpDir)
-
-	// Make a foo subdir
-	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "foo"), 0700)
-
-	// Write a file under foo
-	filePath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "foo", "tmp.txt")
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, []byte{1, 2}, os.ModeAppend)
-	require.NoError(err)
-
-	// Lookout with an absolute path to the binary
-	_, err = lookupTaskBin(tmpDir, "/foo/tmp.txt")
-	require.NoError(err)
-
-	// Write a file under local subdir
-	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "local"), 0700)
-	filePath2 := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "local", "tmp.txt")
-	ioutil.WriteFile(filePath2, []byte{1, 2}, os.ModeAppend)
-
-	// Lookup with file name, should find the one we wrote above
-	_, err = lookupTaskBin(tmpDir, "tmp.txt")
-	require.NoError(err)
-
-	// Lookup a host absolute path
-	_, err = lookupTaskBin(tmpDir, "/bin/sh")
-	require.Error(err)
-}
-
 // setupRoootfs setups the rootfs for libcontainer executor
 // It uses busybox to make some binaries available - somewhat cheaper
 // than mounting the underlying host filesystem