diff --git a/cloudinit/analyze/show.py b/cloudinit/analyze/show.py
index 5fd9cdfd5df..e1e340ce9a7 100644
--- a/cloudinit/analyze/show.py
+++ b/cloudinit/analyze/show.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class SystemctlReader(object):
 
     def __init__(self, property, parameter=None):
         self.epoch = None
-        self.args = ["/bin/systemctl", "show"]
+        self.args = [subp.which("systemctl"), "show"]
         if parameter:
             self.args.append(parameter)
         self.args.extend(["-p", property])
diff --git a/cloudinit/config/cc_puppet.py b/cloudinit/config/cc_puppet.py
index f51f49bcc21..ad6acafe1e3 100644
--- a/cloudinit/config/cc_puppet.py
+++ b/cloudinit/config/cc_puppet.py
@@ -142,10 +142,8 @@ def _autostart_puppet(log):
             ],
             capture=False,
         )
-    elif os.path.exists("/bin/systemctl"):
-        subp.subp(
-            ["/bin/systemctl", "enable", "puppet.service"], capture=False
-        )
+    elif subp.which("systemctl"):
+        subp.subp(["systemctl", "enable", "puppet.service"], capture=False)
     elif os.path.exists("/sbin/chkconfig"):
         subp.subp(["/sbin/chkconfig", "puppet", "on"], capture=False)
     else:
diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/helpers/azure.py b/cloudinit/sources/helpers/azure.py
index d07dc3c055c..0a9f1f459e2 100755
--- a/cloudinit/sources/helpers/azure.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/helpers/azure.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def get_boot_telemetry():
 
     try:
         out, _ = subp.subp(
-            ["/bin/systemctl", "show", "-p", "UserspaceTimestampMonotonic"],
+            ["systemctl", "show", "-p", "UserspaceTimestampMonotonic"],
             capture=True,
         )
         tsm = None
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def get_boot_telemetry():
     try:
         out, _ = subp.subp(
             [
-                "/bin/systemctl",
+                "systemctl",
                 "show",
                 "cloud-init-local",
                 "-p",
diff --git a/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_puppet.py b/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_puppet.py
index 2c4481da7f9..d070ab41146 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_puppet.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/config/test_cc_puppet.py
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+@mock.patch("cloudinit.config.cc_puppet.subp.which")
 @mock.patch("cloudinit.config.cc_puppet.subp.subp")
 @mock.patch("cloudinit.config.cc_puppet.os")
 class TestAutostartPuppet(CiTestCase):
-    def test_wb_autostart_puppet_updates_puppet_default(self, m_os, m_subp):
+    def test_wb_autostart_puppet_updates_puppet_default(
+        self, m_os, m_subp, m_subpw
+    ):
         """Update /etc/default/puppet to autostart if it exists."""
 
         def _fake_exists(path):
@@ -37,27 +40,28 @@ def _fake_exists(path):
             m_subp.call_args_list,
         )
 
-    def test_wb_autostart_pupppet_enables_puppet_systemctl(self, m_os, m_subp):
+    def test_wb_autostart_pupppet_enables_puppet_systemctl(
+        self, m_os, m_subp, m_subpw
+    ):
         """If systemctl is present, enable puppet via systemctl."""
 
-        def _fake_exists(path):
-            return path == "/bin/systemctl"
-
-        m_os.path.exists.side_effect = _fake_exists
+        m_os.path.exists.return_value = False
+        m_subpw.return_value = "/usr/bin/systemctl"
         cc_puppet._autostart_puppet(LOG)
         expected_calls = [
-            mock.call(
-                ["/bin/systemctl", "enable", "puppet.service"], capture=False
-            )
+            mock.call(["systemctl", "enable", "puppet.service"], capture=False)
         ]
         self.assertEqual(expected_calls, m_subp.call_args_list)
 
-    def test_wb_autostart_pupppet_enables_puppet_chkconfig(self, m_os, m_subp):
+    def test_wb_autostart_pupppet_enables_puppet_chkconfig(
+        self, m_os, m_subp, m_subpw
+    ):
         """If chkconfig is present, enable puppet via checkcfg."""
 
         def _fake_exists(path):
             return path == "/sbin/chkconfig"
 
+        m_subpw.return_value = None
         m_os.path.exists.side_effect = _fake_exists
         cc_puppet._autostart_puppet(LOG)
         expected_calls = [