diff --git a/kdump-lib.sh b/kdump-lib.sh
index 634bd22..d314157 100755
--- a/kdump-lib.sh
+++ b/kdump-lib.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ is_squash_available()
 	done
 }
 
-is_zstd_command_available()
+has_command()
 {
-	[[ -x "$(command -v zstd)" ]]
+	[[ -x $(command -v "$1") ]]
 }
 
 dracut_have_option()
diff --git a/mkdumprd b/mkdumprd
index f93874d..4feac28 100644
--- a/mkdumprd
+++ b/mkdumprd
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ handle_default_dump_target
 if ! have_compression_in_dracut_args; then
 	if is_squash_available && dracut_have_option "--squash-compressor"; then
 		add_dracut_arg "--squash-compressor" "zstd"
-	elif is_zstd_command_available; then
+	elif has_command zstd; then
 		add_dracut_arg "--compress" "zstd"
 	fi
 fi
diff --git a/mkfadumprd b/mkfadumprd
index 719e150..dd6840f 100755
--- a/mkfadumprd
+++ b/mkfadumprd
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _dracut_isolate_args=(
 
 # Use zstd compression method, if available
 if ! have_compression_in_dracut_args; then
-	if is_zstd_command_available; then
+	if has_command zstd; then
 		_dracut_isolate_args+=(--compress zstd)
 	fi
 fi