diff --git a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
index 0979074..7f440f7 100755
--- a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
+++ b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
 fn_exists()
 {
-	type $1 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'is a function'
+	type $1 >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 is_package_enabled()