diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index c2eb3eca..a3d25e18 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/*
 	 * Start built-in watchdogd as soon as possible, if enabled
 	 */
-	if (which(FINIT_LIBPATH_ "/watchdogd") && fexist(WDT_DEVNODE)) {
+	if (whichp(FINIT_LIBPATH_ "/watchdogd") && fexist(WDT_DEVNODE)) {
 		service_register(SVC_TYPE_SERVICE, "[123456789] name:watchdog :finit " FINIT_LIBPATH_ "/watchdogd -- Finit watchdog daemon", global_rlimit, NULL);
 		wdog = svc_find_by_nameid("watchdog", "finit");
 	}