diff --git a/nench.sh b/nench.sh
index 6333d88..56ccb0e 100755
--- a/nench.sh
+++ b/nench.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ command_benchmark()
 
     if command_exists "$1"
     then
-        time dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=500 2> /dev/null | \
+        time "$gnu_dd" if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=500 2> /dev/null | \
             "$@" > /dev/null
     else
         if [ "$QUIET" -ne 1 ]