diff --git a/scripts/init_venv.py b/scripts/init_venv.py
index 5f2e440ab..9a3ceb746 100644
--- a/scripts/init_venv.py
+++ b/scripts/init_venv.py
@@ -127,10 +127,16 @@ def verbose_copy(src, dst, *, follow_symlinks=True):
     shutil.copy(src, dst, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
 
 
-def get_ignored_files(_directory, files):
+def get_ignored_files(directory, files):
     """Get the files which should be ignored for link_pyqt() on Windows."""
-    needed_exts = ('py', 'dll', 'pyd')
-    return [f for f in files if os.path.splitext(f)[1] not in needed_exts]
+    needed_exts = ('.py', '.dll', '.pyd', '.so')
+    filtered = []
+    for f in files:
+        ext = os.path.splitext(f)[1]
+        full_path = os.path.join(directory, f)
+        if (ext not in needed_exts) and os.path.isfile(full_path):
+            filtered.append(f)
+    return filtered
 
 
 def link_pyqt():