diff --git a/debian/nut-client.postinst b/debian/nut-client.postinst
index bac6721..4b04850 100644
--- a/debian/nut-client.postinst
+++ b/debian/nut-client.postinst
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ case "$1" in
     if [ -d /var/run/nut ] ; then
         chown root:nut /var/run/nut
         chmod 770 /var/run/nut
-	[ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon /var/run/nut
+        if which restorecon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	    restorecon /var/run/nut
+        fi
     fi
 
     if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" le "2.6.4-2~" &&
diff --git a/debian/nut-server.postinst b/debian/nut-server.postinst
index 4a718aa..3322126 100644
--- a/debian/nut-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/nut-server.postinst
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ case "$1" in
     if [ -d /var/run/nut ] ; then
         chown root:nut /var/run/nut
         chmod 770 /var/run/nut
-	[ -x /sbin/restorecon ] && /sbin/restorecon /var/run/nut
+        if which restorecon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	    restorecon /var/run/nut
+        fi
     fi
 
     # make sure that /var/lib/nut has the correct permissions and ownerships