--- a/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
+++ b/gio/gdesktopappinfo.c
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ g_desktop_app_info_launch_uris_with_spawn (GDesktopAppInfo            *info,
 
           /* Fall back on usual searching in $PATH */
           if (tmp == NULL)
-            tmp = "gio-launch-desktop";
+            tmp = "@bindir@/gio-launch-desktop";
           g_once_init_leave (&gio_launch_desktop_path, tmp);
         }