diff --git a/custom-completions/aws/aws-completions.nu b/custom-completions/aws/aws-completions.nu
index 657ea519a..3d498077c 100644
--- a/custom-completions/aws/aws-completions.nu
+++ b/custom-completions/aws/aws-completions.nu
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ def complete-commands [
     context: string
 ] {
     with-env {COMP_LINE: $context} {
-        aws_completer
+        let completer = if ((which aws_completer | is-empty) and ("/usr/libexec/aws_completer" | path exists)) {
+            "/usr/libexec/aws_completer"
+        } else {
+            "aws_completer"
+        }
+        ^$completer
         | lines
         | each {|x| $"($x) "}
     }