diff --git a/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent b/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
index 1a76feacdd..05f69ef1f3 100755
--- a/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
+++ b/src/tools/pgindent/pgindent
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ fi
 TYPEDEFS="$1"
 shift
 
-INDENT=`which indent`
+if [ -z "$INDENT" ]
+then
+	INDENT=indent
+fi
 
 trap "rm -f /tmp/$$ /tmp/$$a" 0 1 2 3 15
 entab </dev/null >/dev/null