diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 1cce10b7c..0153a2ad8 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       $bindgroup         = 'named'
       $file_hint         = 'named.ca'
       $file_rfc1912      = '/etc/named.rfc1912.zones'
+      $checkzone_path    = '/usr/sbin/named-checkzone'
     }
     'Debian': {
       $packagenameprefix = 'bind9'
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
       $bindgroup         = 'bind'
       $file_hint         = '/etc/bind/db.root'
       $file_rfc1912      = '/etc/bind/named.conf.default-zones'
+      $checkzone_path    = '/usr/sbin/named-checkzone'
     }
     'Freebsd': {
       $packagenameprefix = 'bind910'
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
       $bindgroup         = 'bind'
       $file_hint         = 'named.ca'
       $file_rfc1912      = '/etc/named.rfc1912.zones'
+      $checkzone_path    = '/usr/local/sbin/named-checkzone'
     }
     default: {
       $packagenameprefix = 'bind'
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
       $bindgroup         = 'named'
       $file_hint         = 'named.ca'
       $file_rfc1912      = '/etc/named.rfc1912.zones'
+      $checkzone_path    = '/usr/sbin/named-checkzone'
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/server/file.pp b/manifests/server/file.pp
index a8794ec84..3cd3ec732 100644
--- a/manifests/server/file.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/file.pp
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     $zone_source = undef
   }
 
+  $checkzone_path = $::bind::params::checkzone_path
+
   if ! defined(File[$zonedir]) {
     file { $zonedir:
       ensure  => 'directory',
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@
     mode         => $mode,
     source       => $zone_source,
     content      => $content,
-    validate_cmd => "/usr/sbin/named-checkzone ${zonename} %",
+    validate_cmd => "${checkzone_path} ${zonename} %",
     notify       => Class['::bind::service'],
     # For the parent directory
     require      => [