diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21b8f03b4a54..fa7bc33c7dba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_FILE = .test_config
 SCHEMA_EXAMPLES_PATH = ./query-engine/example_schemas
 DEV_SCHEMA_FILE = dev_datamodel.prisma
 DRIVER_ADAPTERS_BRANCH ?= main
-NIX := $(shell command -v nix 2> /dev/null)
+NIX := $(shell type nix 2> /dev/null)
 
 LIBRARY_EXT := $(shell                            \
     case "$$(uname -s)" in                        \