diff --git a/tests/guest_tools/unix/test_xen_guest_agent.py b/tests/guest_tools/unix/test_xen_guest_agent.py
index c82004c8a..3392cd543 100644
--- a/tests/guest_tools/unix/test_xen_guest_agent.py
+++ b/tests/guest_tools/unix/test_xen_guest_agent.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def agent_install(self, running_vm: VM, xen_guest_agent_urls: dict[str, str]) ->
             rpm_repo = xen_guest_agent_urls['rpm_repo']
             vm.ssh(f"echo -e '[xen-guest-agent]\\nbaseurl={rpm_repo}main/\\ngpgcheck=0'"
                    f" > /etc/yum.repos.d/xen-guest-agent.repo")
-            vm.ssh('dnf install -y xen-guest-agent')
+            vm.ssh('app=yum && which dnf && app=dnf ; $app install -y xen-guest-agent')
         elif pkg_mgr == PackageManagerEnum.APT_GET:
             # DEB packages are published to a stable APT repo in the GitLab
             # Generic Package Registry after each push to main.