diff --git i/beets/util/artresizer.py w/beets/util/artresizer.py
index 8683e228..2f38b4d6 100644
--- i/beets/util/artresizer.py
+++ w/beets/util/artresizer.py
@@ -334,13 +334,8 @@ class ArtResizer(metaclass=Shareable):
         # not, fall back to the older, separate convert and identify
         # commands.
         if self.method[0] == IMAGEMAGICK:
-            self.im_legacy = self.method[2]
-            if self.im_legacy:
-                self.im_convert_cmd = ['convert']
-                self.im_identify_cmd = ['identify']
-            else:
-                self.im_convert_cmd = ['magick']
-                self.im_identify_cmd = ['magick', 'identify']
+            self.im_convert_cmd = ['@imagemagick@/bin/magick']
+            self.im_identify_cmd = ['@imagemagick@/bin/magick', 'identify']
 
     def resize(
         self, maxwidth, path_in, path_out=None, quality=0, max_filesize=0