diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 9d815f4e..89e9c662 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@
         fi
 
         # systemd
-        if [ "${SHORT}" = "" -a ! "${SYSTEMCTLBINARY}" = "" ]; then
-            logtext "Test: trying to guess virtualization technology with systemctl"
-            FIND=`${SYSTEMCTLBINARY} | grep "^Virtualization=" | awk -F= '{ print $2 }'`
+        if [ "${SHORT}" = "" -a -x /usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt ]; then
+            logtext "Test: trying to guess virtualization technology with systemd-detect-virt"
+            FIND=`/usr/bin/systemd-detect-virt`
             if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
                 SHORT="${FIND}"
             fi