diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 64f55c335..19632cb2c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
    - [regress/rekey.sh] Remove dependence on /dev/zero (not all platforms have
      it).  The sparse file will take less disk space too.
    - [regress/sftp-cmds.sh] Ensure file used for test are readable.
+   - [regress/stderr-after-eof.sh] Search for a usable checksum program.
 
 20030903
  - (djm) OpenBSD CVS Sync
@@ -1000,4 +1001,4 @@
  - Fix sshd BindAddress and -b options for systems using fake-getaddrinfo.
    Report from murple@murple.net, diagnosis from dtucker@zip.com.au
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2947 2003/09/04 04:26:31 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2948 2003/09/04 04:32:02 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/regress/stderr-after-eof.sh b/regress/stderr-after-eof.sh
index bebd700bf..ae9cf8d98 100644
--- a/regress/stderr-after-eof.sh
+++ b/regress/stderr-after-eof.sh
@@ -7,13 +7,23 @@ DATA=/etc/motd
 DATA=${OBJ}/data
 COPY=${OBJ}/copy
 
-MD5=md5sum
+if [ -x "`which md5sum 2>&1`" ]; then
+	CHECKSUM=md5sum
+elif [ -x "`which openssl 2>&1`" ]; then
+	CHECKSUM="openssl md5"
+elif [ -x "`which cksum 2>&1`" ]; then
+	CHECKSUM=cksum
+elif [ -x "`which sum 2>&1`" ]; then
+	CHECKSUM=sum
+else
+	fatal "No checksum program available, aborting $tid test"
+fi
 
 # setup data
 rm -f ${DATA} ${COPY}
 cp /dev/null ${DATA}
 for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6; do
-	(date;echo $i) | $MD5 >> ${DATA}
+	(date;echo $i) | $CHECKSUM >> ${DATA}
 done
 
 ${SSH} -2 -F $OBJ/ssh_proxy otherhost \