diff --git a/extras/firmware/firmware.sh b/extras/firmware/firmware.sh
index 89b985ef3b..49845bad0f 100755
--- a/extras/firmware/firmware.sh
+++ b/extras/firmware/firmware.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ FIRMWARE_DIRS="/lib/firmware /usr/local/lib/firmware"
 
 err() {
     echo "$@" >&2
-    if [ -x /bin/logger ]; then
-	/bin/logger -t "${0##*/}[$$]" "$@"
+    if type logger >/dev/null; then
+	logger -t "${0##*/}[$$]" "$@"
     fi
 }