diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3bf0814..5778a8d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_debug" = "xyes"],
 AM_CONDITIONAL([DEBUG], [test x$enable_debug = x"yes"])
 
 # Checks for commands
-AC_CHECK_PROG([RESIZE2FS], [resize2fs], [yes])
-if test x"$RESIZE2FS" != x"yes" ; then
+AC_PATH_PROG([RESIZE2FS], [resize2fs], [no], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
+if test x"$RESIZE2FS" == x"no" ; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install resize2fs.])
 fi
+AC_SUBST(RESIZE2FS)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([RESIZEFS_PATH], ["$RESIZE2FS"], [Path to resize2fs binary])
 
 # Options
 AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR],
diff --git a/src/disk.c b/src/disk.c
index c7c680b..2129abb 100644
--- a/src/disk.c
+++ b/src/disk.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
  files in the program, then also delete it here.
 ***/
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+	#include "config.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ gboolean disk_resize_grow(const gchar* disk_path) {
 	}
 
 	//FIXME using libparted algorithms
-	snprintf(command, LINE_MAX, "resize2fs %s", partition_path);
+	snprintf(command, LINE_MAX, RESIZEFS_PATH " %s", partition_path);
 	exec_task(command);
 
 	result = true;