diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 4d9000fed7..a9d27afa98 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -978,6 +978,10 @@ class FormulaAuditor
       problem "Use `refute_predicate <path_to_file>, :exist?` instead of `#{Regexp.last_match(1)}`"
     end
 
+    if line =~ /(assert File\.executable\?|assert \(.*\)\.executable\?)/
+      problem "Use `assert_predicate <path_to_file>, :executable?` instead of `#{Regexp.last_match(1)}`"
+    end
+
     return unless @strict
 
     problem "`#{Regexp.last_match(1)}` in formulae is deprecated" if line =~ /(env :(std|userpaths))/