diff --git a/fuse/guestunmount.c b/fuse/guestunmount.c
index fa6d5bba8..8be987636 100644
--- a/fuse/guestunmount.c
+++ b/fuse/guestunmount.c
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ do_fuser (const char *mountpoint)
     exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  if (pid == 0) {               /* Child - run /sbin/fuser. */
+  if (pid == 0) {               /* Child - run fuser. */
 #ifdef __linux__
-    execlp ("/sbin/fuser", "fuser", "-v", "-m", mountpoint, NULL);
+    execlp (FUSER, "fuser", "-v", "-m", mountpoint, NULL);
 #else
-    execlp ("/sbin/fuser", "fuser", "-c", mountpoint, NULL);
+    execlp (FUSER, "fuser", "-c", mountpoint, NULL);
 #endif
     _exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
diff --git a/fuse/test-fuse.c b/fuse/test-fuse.c
index 41ee9472f..95a2b3d3a 100644
--- a/fuse/test-fuse.c
+++ b/fuse/test-fuse.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     ignore_value (chdir ("/"));
 
     /* Who's using the mountpoint?  Should be no one. */
-    snprintf (cmd, sizeof cmd, "/sbin/fuser %s", mountpoint);
+    snprintf (cmd, sizeof cmd, "%s %s", FUSER, mountpoint);
     printf ("%s\n", cmd);
     fflush (stdout);
     ignore_value (system (cmd));
diff --git a/m4/guestfs_progs.m4 b/m4/guestfs_progs.m4
index d4d1c3413..0546b2911 100644
--- a/m4/guestfs_progs.m4
+++ b/m4/guestfs_progs.m4
@@ -132,3 +132,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$VALGRIND" != "xno"],[
 ])
 AC_SUBST([VG])
 AM_SUBST_NOTMAKE([VG])
+
+dnl Check for fuser (used in FUSE stuff).
+AC_PATH_PROGS([FUSER],[fuser],[/sbin/fuser])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([FUSER],["$FUSER"],[Name of fuser program.])