diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 8da62b1a..6c19d145 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -772,7 +772,11 @@
         # dmidecode
         # Values: VMware Virtual Platform / VirtualBox
         if [ "${SHORT}" = "" ]; then
-            if [ -x /usr/sbin/dmidecode ]; then
+            if [ -x /usr/bin/dmidecode ]; then DMIDECODE_BINARY="/usr/bin/dmidecode"
+              elif [ -x /usr/sbin/dmidecode ]; then DMIDECODE_BINARY="/usr/sbin/dmidecode"
+              else DMIDECODE_BINARY=""
+            fi
+            if [ ! "${DMIDECODE_BINARY}" = "" ]; then
                 LogText "Test: trying to guess virtualization with dmidecode"
                 FIND=`/usr/sbin/dmidecode -s system-product-name | awk '{ print $1 }'`
                 if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then