diff --git a/deps.sh b/deps.sh
index 8f890d8..8401ea6 100755
--- a/deps.sh
+++ b/deps.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if ! [[ -d pgvv/ ]]; then
 	deactivate
 fi
 
-which dnf
+which hb-subset
 if ! [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
 	echo 'please install hb-subset (provided by harfbuzz-devel on RedHat)'
 	exit 6