diff --git a/share/completions/kmutil.fish b/share/completions/kmutil.fish
index 89c05edb6..6c4069eae 100644
--- a/share/completions/kmutil.fish
+++ b/share/completions/kmutil.fish
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 #        kmutil <clear-staging|trigger-panic-medic>
 #        kmutil -h
 
-if test (command -v kmutil) = /usr/bin/kmutil
+if test "$(command -s kmutil)" = /usr/bin/kmutil
     command kmutil --generate-completion-script=fish | source
 end
diff --git a/share/completions/shortcuts.fish b/share/completions/shortcuts.fish
index a041079e3..44ab8a143 100644
--- a/share/completions/shortcuts.fish
+++ b/share/completions/shortcuts.fish
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # imagine my surprise when I found fish function stirngs in binaries in /usr/bin!
 
 # checking the path is as expected is about as far as we're going with validation
-if test (command -v shortcuts) = /usr/bin/shortcuts
+if test "$(command -s shortcuts)" = /usr/bin/shortcuts
     command shortcuts --generate-completion-script=fish | source
 end