diff --git a/test/test_unit.sh b/test/test_unit.sh
index a12122d4..0734c387 100755
--- a/test/test_unit.sh
+++ b/test/test_unit.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=../src/libFLAC/.libs:../obj/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 PATH=../src/test_unit:../obj/bin:$PATH
 
-if test_unit ; then : ; else
-	echo "ERROR during testgen" 1>&2
+if `which test_unit` ; then : ; else
+	echo "ERROR during test_unit" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 fi