diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
index 5677f42..a6d2dc8 100644
--- a/debian/postrm
+++ b/debian/postrm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 case "$1" in
   purge)
      # Remove metche.conf from ucf's database if ucf is available
-     if [ -x /usr/bin/ucf ]; then
+     if which ucf >/dev/null; then
          ucf --purge /etc/metche.conf
      fi