diff --git a/winehelper b/winehelper
index 95deda3..0f11ee7 100755
--- a/winehelper
+++ b/winehelper
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ init_wine_ver () {
         fi
     else
         # use system WINE
-        if ! command -v "wine" &>/dev/null ; then
+        if ! rpm -q "wine" 1>/dev/null ; then
             fatal "system WINE - not found."
         fi
         export WINEDIR="/usr"