diff --git a/libexec/basher-link b/libexec/basher-link
index f29fc86..eeaec9f 100755
--- a/libexec/basher-link
+++ b/libexec/basher-link
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 set -e
 
 resolve_link() {
-  if type -p realpath >/dev/null; then
+  if [ ! -z "$(which realpath)" ]; then
     realpath "$1"
   else
     readlink -f "$1"