diff --git a/testsuite/test.sh b/testsuite/test.sh
index 739c3c2b0..a3378b037 100755
--- a/testsuite/test.sh
+++ b/testsuite/test.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ if [ "$WITH_OPTIONAL_DEPS" = "yes" ]; then
     NOSE_OPTS="--show-skipped"
 fi
 
+type nosetests
 exec nosetests $NOSE_OPTS testsuite