diff --git a/pulseaudio-tcp b/pulseaudio-tcp
index c016c7d..5255e04 100644
--- a/pulseaudio-tcp
+++ b/pulseaudio-tcp
@@ -433,13 +433,13 @@ else
         fi
     fi
 
-    if test -z "$(which jq)" ; then
+    if test -z "$(type -p jq)" ; then
         echo "ERROR: Required executable \"jq\" not found." >&2
         rv=1
-    elif test -z "$(which pactl)" ; then
+    elif test -z "$(type -p pactl)" ; then
         echo "ERROR: Required executable \"pactl\" not found." >&2
         rv=1
-    elif test -z "$(which ssh)" ; then
+    elif test -z "$(type -p ssh)" ; then
         echo "ERROR: Required executable \"ssh\" not found." >&2
         rv=1
     fi