diff --git a/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh b/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh
index 982fbe1..c3a3559 100755
--- a/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/fdtget-runtest.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rm -f $LOG $EXPECT
 trap "rm -f $LOG $EXPECT" 0
 
 expect="$1"
-echo -e $expect >$EXPECT
+/bin/echo -e $expect >$EXPECT
 shift
 
 verbose_run_log_check "$LOG" $VALGRIND $DTGET "$@"