diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 05f39ad..4c7106c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ binutils_version_check:
 	@echo "[binutils] checking that installed objcopy version is >= $(MIN_OBJCOPY_VERSION)"
 	@if [ "$(HAVE_VALID_OBJCOPY)" != "y" ]; then echo "[binutils] error: a more up to date binutils installation is required" ; exit 1 ; fi
 
-iso_prereq: xorriso_check grub-pc-bin_check
+iso_prereq: xorriso_check grub-mkrescue_check
 
 xorriso_check:
 	@if xorriso --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then exit 0; else echo "Install xorriso via 'sudo apt install xorriso'." ; exit 1 ; fi
 
-grub-pc-bin_check:
-	@ if dpkg -l grub-pc-bin > /dev/null; then exit 0; else echo "Install package grub-pc-bin via 'sudo apt install grub-pc-bin'."; exit 1; fi
+grub-mkrescue_check:
+	@if grub-mkrescue --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then exit 0; else echo "Install package grub-pc-bin via 'sudo apt install grub-pc-bin'."; exit 1; fi
 
 linker_script:
 	@echo "[sed] extracting LMA and VMA from constants.inc"