diff --git a/tests/p_gzip/10-test-binaries b/tests/p_gzip/10-test-binaries
index 29435d3..3bb5957 100755
--- a/tests/p_gzip/10-test-binaries
+++ b/tests/p_gzip/10-test-binaries
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Author: Iain Douglas <centos@1n6.org.uk>
 # Author: Rene Diepstraten <rene@renediepstraten.nl>
+#	  Christoph Galuschka <tigalch@tigalch.org>
 #
 # Check the binaries from the package exist and run ok
 
@@ -9,11 +10,22 @@ function ExitFail {
     exit $FAIL
 }
 
-[[ $centos_ver =~ ^6|7$ ]] || exit
-t_Log "Checking binaries are present and run on C7"
+if [ $centos_ver -lt 6 ]
+  then
+  exit 0
+fi
 
-[ "$(readlink -e /usr/bin/gunzip)" == "/usr/bin/gunzip" ] || ExitFail
-[ "$(readlink -e /usr/bin/gzip)" == "/usr/bin/gzip" ] || ExitFail
+t_Log "Checking binaries are present and run on C6/C7"
+
+if [ $centos_ver == 7 ]
+then
+  [ "$(readlink -e /usr/bin/gunzip)" == "/usr/bin/gunzip" ] || ExitFail
+  [ "$(readlink -e /usr/bin/gzip)" == "/usr/bin/gzip" ] || ExitFail
+elif [ $centos_ver == 6 ]
+then
+  [ "$(readlink -e /bin/gunzip)" == "/bin/gunzip" ] || ExitFail
+  [ "$(readlink -e /bin/gzip)" == "/bin/gzip" ] || ExitFail
+fi
 
 for binary in gunzip gzip zcat gzexe zcmp zdiff zegrep zfgrep zforce zgrep zless zmore znew
 do