diff --git a/util/install_dependencies.sh b/util/install_dependencies.sh
index 99368950b..227c86f87 100755
--- a/util/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/util/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ elif [[ -n "$(type -P pkg)" ]]; then
     arm-none-eabi-binutils \
     arm-none-eabi-newlib \
     diffutils
-elif [[ -n "$(type emerge)" ]]; then
+elif [[ -n "$(type -P emerge)" ]]; then
     echo 'Please check that your gcc is built with the multilib use flag enabled.'
     emerge -vq sys-devel/crossdev
     USE="-openmp -hardened -sanitize -vtv" crossdev -s4 --stable --g =4.9.4 --portage --verbose --target avr