diff --git a/src/aleph_client/utils.py b/src/aleph_client/utils.py
index cc3c5aaa..98a597e6 100644
--- a/src/aleph_client/utils.py
+++ b/src/aleph_client/utils.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def create_archive(path: Path) -> tuple[Path, Encoding]:
         if settings.CODE_USES_SQUASHFS:
             logger.debug("Creating squashfs archive...")
             archive_path = Path(f"{path}.squashfs")
-            subprocess.check_call(["/usr/bin/mksquashfs", path, archive_path, "-noappend"])
+            subprocess.check_call(["mksquashfs", path, archive_path, "-noappend"])
             assert archive_path.is_file()
             return archive_path, Encoding.squashfs
         else: