diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb b/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb
index e53b4d8ff..e7c598140 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             if @config.binary_path
               test_cmd = "where \"#{@config.binary_path}:#{binary}\""
             else
-              test_cmd = "where #{binary}"
+              test_cmd = "which #{binary}"
             end
           end
           if !machine.communicate.test(test_cmd)