diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
index 6f7b438408..bf79ddbf44 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def maketx(source, destination, *args):
     """
     from openpype.lib import get_oiio_tools_path
 
-    maketx_path = get_oiio_tools_path("maketx") + ".exe"
+    maketx_path = get_oiio_tools_path("maketx")
     if not os.path.exists(maketx_path):
         print(
             "OIIO tool not found in {}".format(maketx_path))