diff --git a/shell/source/unix/misc/senddoc.sh b/shell/source/unix/misc/senddoc.sh
index 4519e01f26e2..8985711a2c01 100755
--- a/shell/source/unix/misc/senddoc.sh
+++ b/shell/source/unix/misc/senddoc.sh
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ case `basename "$MAILER" | sed 's/-.*$//'` in
             MAILER=/usr/bin/kde-open
         elif [ -x /usr/bin/xdg-open ] ; then
             MAILER=/usr/bin/xdg-open
+        elif type -p xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            MAILER="$(type -p xdg-open)"
         else
             echo "Unsupported mail client: `basename $MAILER | sed 's/-.*^//'`"
             exit 2