diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8c1e601fc..1b984da71 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Bugs
  + Fixed bug #1038, which prints blank lines with bulk changes and when the
    verbose attributes does not specify it. Lines do a better separation between
    each changes also.
+ + Fixed bug #1042, where the 'diagnostics' command failed to detect missing
+   external utilities on Solaris and NetBSD
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDiagnostics.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDiagnostics.cpp
index a0af04048..18564ed2e 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDiagnostics.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDiagnostics.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int CmdDiagnostics::execute (std::string& output)
     std::vector <std::string> matches;
     char buffer [1024] = {0};
     FILE* fp;
-    if ((fp = popen ("scp 2>&1", "r")))
+    if ((fp = popen ("/usr/bin/env scp 2>&1", "r")))
     {
       char* p = fgets (buffer, 1023, fp);
       pclose (fp);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int CmdDiagnostics::execute (std::string& output)
             << "\n";
     }
 
-    if ((fp = popen ("rsync --version 2>&1", "r")))
+    if ((fp = popen ("/usr/bin/env rsync --version 2>&1", "r")))
     {
       char* p = fgets (buffer, 1023, fp);
       pclose (fp);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int CmdDiagnostics::execute (std::string& output)
       }
     }
 
-    if ((fp = popen ("curl --version 2>&1", "r")))
+    if ((fp = popen ("/usr/bin/env curl --version 2>&1", "r")))
     {
       char* p = fgets (buffer, 1023, fp);
       pclose (fp);