diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/driver/compose.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/driver/compose.rb
index 804cdad32..506188765 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/driver/compose.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/driver/compose.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         #
         # @param [Vagrant::Machine] machine Machine instance for this driver
         def initialize(machine)
-          if !Vagrant::Util::Which.which("vagrant-compose")
+          if !Vagrant::Util::Which.which("docker-compose")
             raise Errors::DockerComposeNotInstalledError
           end
           super()