diff --git a/compat-usrmerge.changes b/compat-usrmerge.changes
index e2f59de..a873f68 100644
--- a/compat-usrmerge.changes
+++ b/compat-usrmerge.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun  8 07:37:33 UTC 2021 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Avoid dependency on mountpoint from util-linux
+- Also check for availability of find
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun  7 09:02:56 UTC 2021 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/convertfs b/convertfs
index 4c25e87..01cc310 100644
--- a/convertfs
+++ b/convertfs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ROOT=
 
 # the package is installed with AutoReq off, so no guarantee that
 # coreutils actually works
-if ! (cp --help && mountpoint --help && mountpoint --help) > /dev/null; then
+if ! { cp --help && find --help; } > /dev/null; then
 	echo "tools not functional, exit"
 	exit 1
 fi
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ cleanup() {
 trap 'ret=$?; [[ $ret -ne 0 ]] && cleanup;exit $ret;' EXIT
 trap 'exit 1;' SIGINT
 
-mountpoint -q "$ROOT/usr" || CP_HARDLINK="-l"
-
 set -e
 
+usrismountpoint=
 while read dev mp other; do
+    [ "$mp" = "/usr" ] && usrismountpoint=1
     for dir in bin sbin lib lib64; do
 	if [ "${mp#$ROOT/$dir}" != "$mp" ] || [ "${mp#$ROOT/usr/$dir}" != "$mp" ]; then
 	    echo "Please unmount $mp before the conversion"
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ while read dev mp other; do
     done
 done < /proc/mounts
 
+[ -n "$usrismountpoint" ] || CP_HARDLINK="-l"
+
 # merge / and /usr in new dir in /usr
 for dir in bin sbin lib lib64; do
     rm -rf -- "$ROOT/usr/${dir}.usrmerge"