diff --git a/completion/available/git_flow_avh.completion.bash b/completion/available/git_flow_avh.completion.bash
index 0b73a0be..abb51bf8 100644
--- a/completion/available/git_flow_avh.completion.bash
+++ b/completion/available/git_flow_avh.completion.bash
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ __git_flow_list_branches ()
 }
 
 # alias __git_find_on_cmdline for backwards compatibility
-if [ -z "`type -t __git_find_on_cmdline`" ]; then
+if ! _command_exists __git_find_on_cmdline
+then
 	alias __git_find_on_cmdline=__git_find_subcommand
 fi