diff --git a/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh b/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
index 0ae18dd56..95ebc5b85 100644
--- a/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/aws/aws.plugin.zsh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ _homebrew-installed() {
 }
 
 _awscli-homebrew-installed() {
-  brew list awscli &> /dev/null
+  test -d brew --prefix awscli &> /dev/null
 }
 
 export AWS_HOME=~/.aws