diff --git a/termux/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java b/termux/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java
index 461f0e91b..fcd1387f9 100644
--- a/termux/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java
+++ b/termux/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class TermuxShellUtils {
 
     public static boolean shellExists(boolean failsafe) {
         for (String shellBinary : UnixShellEnvironment.LOGIN_SHELL_BINARIES) {
-            File shellFile = new File(Environment.PREFIX, shellBinary);
+            File shellFile = new File(Environment.BIN_DIR, shellBinary);
             if (shellFile.canExecute()) {
                 return true;
             }