diff --git a/src/engine/build.sh b/src/engine/build.sh
index 912c9478d5..c2a6640af1 100755
--- a/src/engine/build.sh
+++ b/src/engine/build.sh
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ check_toolset ()
     if test_toolset sunpro && test_compiler /opt/SUNWspro/bin/CC -std=c++11 ; then B2_TOOLSET=sunpro ; return ${TRUE} ; fi
     # Generic (cxx)
     if test_toolset cxx && test_compiler cxx ; then B2_TOOLSET=cxx ; return ${TRUE} ; fi
-    if test_toolset cxx && test_compiler cpp ; then B2_TOOLSET=cxx ; return ${TRUE} ; fi
+    if test_toolset cxx && test_compiler c++ ; then B2_TOOLSET=cxx ; return ${TRUE} ; fi
     if test_toolset cxx && test_compiler CC ; then B2_TOOLSET=cxx ; return ${TRUE} ; fi
 
     # Nothing found.