--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* -*- mode: js2; js2-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
 /* exported init enable disable */
 
+imports.gi.GIRepository.Repository.prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
+
 const {
     Atk, Clutter, Gio, GLib, GMenu, GObject, Gtk, Meta, Shell, St
 } = imports.gi;