diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3a785ce946..ce9fba177d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ BUILD_CMD+=(-I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib)
 
 if [[ "${CONFIG[VFIO_USER]}" = "y" ]]; then
 
-	if ! hash cmake; then
+	if ! bash -c "command -v cmake3 cmake" > /dev/null; then
 		echo "ERROR: --with-vfio-user requires cmake"
 		echo "Please install then re-run this script"
 		exit 1