diff --git a/test/units/TEST-75-RESOLVED.sh b/test/units/TEST-75-RESOLVED.sh
index d7b535f153..dc87b1192d 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-75-RESOLVED.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-75-RESOLVED.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ set -o pipefail
 # shellcheck source=test/units/util.sh
 . "$(dirname "$0")"/util.sh
 
-# We need at least Knot 3.0 which support (among others) the ds-push directive
-if ! knotc -c /usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/knot-data/knot.conf conf-check; then
-    echo "This test requires at least Knot 3.0. skipping..." | tee --append /skipped
+if ! command knotc >/dev/null; then
+    echo "command knotc not found, skipping..." | tee --append /skipped
     exit 77
 fi
 
+# We need at least Knot 3.0 which support (among others) the ds-push directive
+knotc -c /usr/lib/systemd/tests/testdata/knot-data/knot.conf conf-check
+
 RUN_OUT="$(mktemp)"
 
 run() {