diff --git a/regress/test-exec.sh b/regress/test-exec.sh
index 307f002e60a..62c00fd8cac 100644
--- a/regress/test-exec.sh
+++ b/regress/test-exec.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: test-exec.sh,v 1.121 2024/10/22 07:13:28 dtucker Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: test-exec.sh,v 1.122 2024/12/06 07:05:54 dtucker Exp $
 #	Placed in the Public Domain.
 
 #SUDO=sudo
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ case "$SSHD" in
 *) SSHD=`which $SSHD` ;;
 esac
 
+case "$SSH" in
+/*) ;;
+*) SSH=`which $SSH` ;;
+esac
+
 case "$SSHAGENT" in
 /*) ;;
 *) SSHAGENT=`which $SSHAGENT` ;;