diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f951426a..f9aa83a5 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ if (CLIENT_TESTING OR SERVER_TESTING)
     if (NOT SSHD_EXECUTABLE)
         message(SEND_ERROR "Could not find sshd which is required for client testing")
     endif()
-    find_program(NC_EXECUTABLE
+    find_program(NCAT_EXECUTABLE
                  NAME
-                    nc
+                    ncat
                  PATHS
                     /bin
                     /usr/bin
diff --git a/tests/client/torture_proxycommand.c b/tests/client/torture_proxycommand.c
index c04ff2ab..7812a959 100644
--- a/tests/client/torture_proxycommand.c
+++ b/tests/client/torture_proxycommand.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int session_teardown(void **state)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef NC_EXECUTABLE
+#ifdef NCAT_EXECUTABLE
 static void torture_options_set_proxycommand(void **state)
 {
     struct torture_state *s = *state;
@@ -71,13 +71,18 @@ static void torture_options_set_proxycommand(void **state)
     int rc;
     socket_t fd;
 
-    rc = stat(NC_EXECUTABLE, &sb);
+    rc = stat(NCAT_EXECUTABLE, &sb);
     if (rc != 0 || (sb.st_mode & S_IXOTH) == 0) {
-        SSH_LOG(SSH_LOG_WARNING, "Could not find " NC_EXECUTABLE ": Skipping the test");
+        SSH_LOG(SSH_LOG_WARNING,
+                "Could not find " NCAT_EXECUTABLE ": Skipping the test");
         skip();
     }
 
-    rc = snprintf(command, sizeof(command), NC_EXECUTABLE " %s %d", address, port);
+    rc = snprintf(command,
+                  sizeof(command),
+                  NCAT_EXECUTABLE " %s %d",
+                  address,
+                  port);
     assert_true((size_t)rc < sizeof(command));
 
     rc = ssh_options_set(session, SSH_OPTIONS_PROXYCOMMAND, command);
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ static void torture_options_set_proxycommand(void **state)
     assert_int_equal(rc & O_RDWR, O_RDWR);
 }
 
-#else /* NC_EXECUTABLE */
+#else /* NCAT_EXECUTABLE */
 
 static void torture_options_set_proxycommand(void **state)
 {
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ static void torture_options_set_proxycommand(void **state)
     skip();
 }
 
-#endif /* NC_EXECUTABLE */
+#endif /* NCAT_EXECUTABLE */
 
 static void torture_options_set_proxycommand_notexist(void **state) {
     struct torture_state *s = *state;
diff --git a/tests/tests_config.h.cmake b/tests/tests_config.h.cmake
index 13815ec6..b162db75 100644
--- a/tests/tests_config.h.cmake
+++ b/tests/tests_config.h.cmake
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 /* Available programs */
 
-#cmakedefine NC_EXECUTABLE "${NC_EXECUTABLE}"
+#cmakedefine NCAT_EXECUTABLE "${NCAT_EXECUTABLE}"
 #cmakedefine SSHD_EXECUTABLE "${SSHD_EXECUTABLE}"
 #cmakedefine SSH_EXECUTABLE "${SSH_EXECUTABLE}"
 #cmakedefine WITH_TIMEOUT ${WITH_TIMEOUT}