diff --git a/tests/checks/po-files-well-formed.fish b/tests/checks/po-files-well-formed.fish
index 28d85ddbe..b253f7e10 100644
--- a/tests/checks/po-files-well-formed.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/po-files-well-formed.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #RUN: fish=%fish %fish %s
-#REQUIRES: msgfmt --help
+#REQUIRES: command -v msgfmt
 
 set -l dir (status dirname)