diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Type/Detection.php b/lib/private/Files/Type/Detection.php
index 42315247dbf0e..aeaac0304134a 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Type/Detection.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Type/Detection.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 namespace OC\Files\Type;
 
 use OCP\Files\IMimeTypeDetector;
+use OCP\IBinaryFinder;
 use OCP\ITempManager;
 use OCP\IURLGenerator;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
@@ -225,11 +226,13 @@ public function detectContent(string $path): string {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (\OC_Helper::canExecute('file')) {
+		$binaryFinder = \OCP\Server::get(IBinaryFinder::class);
+		$program = $binaryFinder->findBinaryPath('file');
+		if ($program !== false) {
 			// it looks like we have a 'file' command,
 			// lets see if it does have mime support
 			$path = escapeshellarg($path);
-			$fp = popen("test -f $path && file -b --mime-type $path", 'r');
+			$fp = popen("test -f $path && $program -b --mime-type $path", 'r');
 			if ($fp !== false) {
 				$mimeType = fgets($fp);
 				pclose($fp);
diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Helper.php b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Helper.php
index a89cbe1bb3a17..a9d5160ebe45d 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Helper.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Helper.php
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ public static function getFileTemplateManager() {
 	 * @internal param string $program name
 	 * @internal param string $optional search path, defaults to $PATH
 	 * @return bool true if executable program found in path
+	 * @deprecated 32.0.0 use the \OCP\IBinaryFinder
 	 */
 	public static function canExecute($name, $path = false) {
 		// path defaults to PATH from environment if not set