diff --git a/Joplin_install_and_update.sh b/Joplin_install_and_update.sh
index b374d74b3..2d370b1ff 100755
--- a/Joplin_install_and_update.sh
+++ b/Joplin_install_and_update.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ fi
 #-----------------------------------------------------
 print "Checking dependencies..."
 ## Check if libfuse2 is present.
-LIBFUSE=$(ldconfig -p | grep "libfuse.so.2" || echo '')
+if [[ $(command -v ldconfig) ]]; then
+	LIBFUSE=$(ldconfig -p | grep "libfuse.so.2" || echo '')
+else
+	LIBFUSE=$(find /lib /usr/lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib -name "libfuse.so.2" 2>/dev/null | grep "libfuse.so.2" || echo '')
+fi
 if [[ $LIBFUSE == "" ]] ; then
   print "${COLOR_RED}Error: Can't get libfuse2 on system, please install libfuse2${COLOR_RESET}"
   print "See https://joplinapp.org/faq/#desktop-application-will-not-launch-on-linux and https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE for more information"