diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 408ee11417..93f9e383f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1959,14 +1959,14 @@ AC_SUBST([LIBRBD_LIBS])
 
 if test "$with_storage_sheepdog" = "yes" ||
    test "$with_storage_sheepdog" = "check"; then
-  AC_PATH_PROG([COLLIE], [collie], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
+  AC_PATH_PROGS([SHEEPDOGCLI], [collie dog], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
 
   if test "$with_storage_sheepdog" = "yes"; then
-    if test -z "$COLLIE"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([We need collie for Sheepdog storage driver])
+    if test -z "$SHEEPDOGCLI"; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([We need sheepdog client for Sheepdog storage driver])
     fi
   else
-    if test -z "$COLLIE"; then
+    if test -z "$SHEEPDOGCLI"; then
       with_storage_sheepdog=no
     fi
 
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ if test "$with_storage_sheepdog" = "yes" ||
   if test "$with_storage_sheepdog" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG], 1,
       [whether Sheepdog backend for storage driver is enabled])
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([COLLIE],["$COLLIE"],[Location of collie program])
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SHEEPDOGCLI],["$SHEEPDOGCLI"],[Location of sheepdog client program])
   fi
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_STORAGE_SHEEPDOG],
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c
index af15c3b1e2..69ba783614 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ virStorageBackendSheepdogRefreshAllVol(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     char **cells = NULL;
     size_t i;
 
-    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(COLLIE, "vdi", "list", "-r", NULL);
+    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(SHEEPDOGCLI, "vdi", "list", "-r", NULL);
     virStorageBackendSheepdogAddHostArg(cmd, pool);
     virCommandSetOutputBuffer(cmd, &output);
     if (virCommandRun(cmd, NULL) < 0)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ virStorageBackendSheepdogRefreshPool(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     char *output = NULL;
     virCommandPtr cmd;
 
-    cmd = virCommandNewArgList(COLLIE, "node", "info", "-r", NULL);
+    cmd = virCommandNewArgList(SHEEPDOGCLI, "node", "info", "-r", NULL);
     virStorageBackendSheepdogAddHostArg(cmd, pool);
     virCommandSetOutputBuffer(cmd, &output);
     if (virCommandRun(cmd, NULL) < 0)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ virStorageBackendSheepdogDeleteVol(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
 
-    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(COLLIE, "vdi", "delete", vol->name, NULL);
+    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(SHEEPDOGCLI, "vdi", "delete", vol->name, NULL);
     virStorageBackendSheepdogAddHostArg(cmd, pool);
     int ret = virCommandRun(cmd, NULL);
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ virStorageBackendSheepdogBuildVol(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    cmd = virCommandNewArgList(COLLIE, "vdi", "create", vol->name, NULL);
+    cmd = virCommandNewArgList(SHEEPDOGCLI, "vdi", "create", vol->name, NULL);
     virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%llu", vol->target.capacity);
     virStorageBackendSheepdogAddHostArg(cmd, pool);
     if (virCommandRun(cmd, NULL) < 0)
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ virStorageBackendSheepdogRefreshVol(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     int ret;
     char *output = NULL;
 
-    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(COLLIE, "vdi", "list", vol->name, "-r", NULL);
+    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(SHEEPDOGCLI, "vdi", "list", vol->name, "-r", NULL);
     virStorageBackendSheepdogAddHostArg(cmd, pool);
     virCommandSetOutputBuffer(cmd, &output);
     ret = virCommandRun(cmd, NULL);
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ virStorageBackendSheepdogResizeVol(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
 
-    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(COLLIE, "vdi", "resize", vol->name, NULL);
+    virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNewArgList(SHEEPDOGCLI, "vdi", "resize", vol->name, NULL);
     virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%llu", capacity);
     virStorageBackendSheepdogAddHostArg(cmd, pool);
     int ret = virCommandRun(cmd, NULL);