diff --git a/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh b/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
index d91b5daa7..39897ed16 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if [[ $FOUND_PYENV -eq 1 ]]; then
   eval "$(pyenv init - --no-rehash zsh)"
 
   # If pyenv-virtualenv exists, load it
-  if [[ -d "$(pyenv root)/plugins/pyenv-virtualenv" && "$ZSH_PYENV_VIRTUALENV" != false ]]; then
+  if [[ "$(pyenv commands)" =~ "virtualenv-init" && "$ZSH_PYENV_VIRTUALENV" != false ]]; then
     eval "$(pyenv virtualenv-init - zsh)"
   fi