diff --git a/tests/client/torture_rekey.c b/tests/client/torture_rekey.c
index 7c9d8127..a70b39d6 100644
--- a/tests/client/torture_rekey.c
+++ b/tests/client/torture_rekey.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void torture_rekey_recv(void **state)
     memcpy(secret_hash, c->secret_hash, c->digest_len);
 
     /* Download a file */
-    file = sftp_open(s->ssh.tsftp->sftp, "/usr/bin/ssh", O_RDONLY, 0);
+    file = sftp_open(s->ssh.tsftp->sftp, SSH_EXECUTABLE, O_RDONLY, 0);
     assert_non_null(file);
 
     mask = umask(S_IRWXO | S_IRWXG);
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static void torture_rekey_server_recv(void **state)
     memcpy(secret_hash, c->secret_hash, c->digest_len);
 
     /* Download a file */
-    file = sftp_open(s->ssh.tsftp->sftp, "/usr/bin/ssh", O_RDONLY, 0);
+    file = sftp_open(s->ssh.tsftp->sftp, SSH_EXECUTABLE, O_RDONLY, 0);
     assert_non_null(file);
 
     mask = umask(S_IRWXO | S_IRWXG);
diff --git a/tests/client/torture_sftp_read.c b/tests/client/torture_sftp_read.c
index 2208fbae..687153eb 100644
--- a/tests/client/torture_sftp_read.c
+++ b/tests/client/torture_sftp_read.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void torture_sftp_read_blocking(void **state) {
     sftp_file file;
     mode_t mask;
 
-    file = sftp_open(t->sftp, "/usr/bin/ssh", O_RDONLY, 0);
+    file = sftp_open(t->sftp, SSH_EXECUTABLE, O_RDONLY, 0);
     assert_non_null(file);
 
     mask = umask(S_IRWXO | S_IRWXG);