diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index f25dced..cd308c8 100755
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class TestYq(unittest.TestCase):
                 tf2.seek(0)
                 self.assertEqual(self.run_yq("", ["-y", arg, tf.name, self.fd_path(tf2)]), '1\n...\n')

-    @unittest.skipIf(subprocess.check_output(["jq", "--version"]) < b"jq-1.6", "Test options introduced in jq 1.6")
+    @unittest.skipIf(subprocess.check_output(["@jq@", "--version"]) < b"jq-1.6", "Test options introduced in jq 1.6")
     def test_jq16_arg_passthrough(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.run_yq("{}", ["--indentless", "-y", ".a=$ARGS.positional", "--args", "a", "b"]),
                          "a:\n- a\n- b\n")
diff --git a/yq/__init__.py b/yq/__init__.py
index 91212d0..ee5a799 100755
--- a/yq/__init__.py
+++ b/yq/__init__.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def yq(input_streams=None, output_stream=None, input_format="yaml", output_forma
     try:
         # Notes: universal_newlines is just a way to induce subprocess to make stdin a text buffer and encode it for us;
         # close_fds must be false for command substitution to work (yq . t.yml --slurpfile t <(yq . t.yml))
-        jq = subprocess.Popen(["jq"] + list(jq_args),
+        jq = subprocess.Popen(["@jq@"] + list(jq_args),
                               stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE if converting_output else None,
                               close_fds=False,