diff --git a/skel/.zprofile b/skel/.zprofile
index cee8ebf..953144e 100644
--- a/skel/.zprofile
+++ b/skel/.zprofile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ source /etc/profile
 source $HOME/.profile
 
 # source kubernetes shell completion
-if [ "$PROFILE_ENABLE_KUBECTL" ]; then
+if whence kubectl > /dev/null && [ "$PROFILE_ENABLE_KUBECTL" ]; then
   source <(kubectl completion zsh)
 fi