diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d49634b66..eee5b7893 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 whitelist_externals = bash
 commands =
   flake8
-  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -t -n1 -0 \
-    ansible-lint"
+  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -execdir ansible-lint \{\} \;"
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}