diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 5da65e26d9e..8123be8d65a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ on:
 env:
   MARGS: "-j2"
   CFLAGS: "-g"
-  # This will need updating as the ubuntu-latest image changes:
-  PHP_FPM: "/usr/sbin/php-fpm8.1"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/test/travis_run_linux.sh b/test/travis_run_linux.sh
index 8d74f58d483..c932652c58b 100755
--- a/test/travis_run_linux.sh
+++ b/test/travis_run_linux.sh
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ if ! test -v NO_TEST_FRAMEWORK; then
         RV=1
     fi
 
+    PHP_FPM="`echo /usr/bin/php*-fpm || true`"
+    if test -x $PHP_FPM; then
+        : Using php-fpm at $PHP_FPM
+    else
+        unset PHP_FPM
+    fi
+
     if test -v WITH_TEST_SUITE -a $RV -eq 0; then
         make check TESTS="${TESTS}" TEST_CONFIG="${TEST_ARGS}" | tee test.log
         RV=${PIPESTATUS[0]}