diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
index 709434f4972ec8285c8f46e82f373bcdacb4006f..d7efd575f243ff96997e84e919bd520d66ebf563 100755
--- a/buildconf
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ findtool(){
   IFS=":"
   for path in $PATH
   do
-    if test -r "$path/$file"; then
+    if test -f "$path/$file"; then
       echo "$path/$file"
       return
     fi