diff --git a/Socket/Protocols/Raw/TunTapSocketHandle.test.cc b/Socket/Protocols/Raw/TunTapSocketHandle.test.cc
index ec5fa104f6c2f945cc504157ad7633656c560d6b..6ea0941ab7edb5fecbd8093d715a702dd3580f44 100644
--- a/Socket/Protocols/Raw/TunTapSocketHandle.test.cc
+++ b/Socket/Protocols/Raw/TunTapSocketHandle.test.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_UNIT_TEST(tapSocketHandle)
     }
     
     senf::TapSocketHandle handle ("tap_unittest");
-    int ret = system( "ifconfig tap_unittest up");
+    int ret = system( "/sbin/ifconfig tap_unittest up");
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( WEXITSTATUS(ret), 0);
     
     senf::PacketSocketHandle sock;