--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG(USEOCAMLFIND,ocamlfind,yes,no)
 
 if test "$USEOCAMLFIND" = yes; then
    OCAMLFINDLIB=$(ocamlfind printconf stdlib)
-   OCAMLFIND=$(which ocamlfind)
+   OCAMLFIND=$(command -v ocamlfind)
    if test "$OCAMLFINDLIB" != "$OCAMLLIB"; then
     USEOCAMLFIND=no;
     echo "but your ocamlfind is not compatible with your ocamlc:"