--- a/release/common/check_updates.sh
+++ b/release/common/check_updates.sh
@@ -42,27 +42,29 @@ check_updates () {
           ;;
   esac
 
   if [ -f update/update.status ]; then rm update/update.status; fi
   if [ -f update/update.log ]; then rm update/update.log; fi
 
   if [ -d source/$platform_dirname ]; then
     cd source/$platform_dirname;
+    updater_bin="updater"
     for updater in $updaters; do
         if [ -e "$updater" ]; then
             echo "Found updater at $updater"
             cp $updater ../../update
+            updater_bin=$(basename $updater)
             break
         fi
     done
     if [ "$use_old_updater" = "1" ]; then
-        ../../update/updater ../../update . 0
+        ../../update/$updater_bin ../../update . 0
     else
-        ../../update/updater ../../update . . 0
+        ../../update/$updater_bin ../../update . . 0
     fi
     cd ../..
   else
     echo "FAIL: no dir in source/$platform_dirname"
     return 1
   fi
 
   cat update/update.log