diff --git a/src/notification.c b/src/notification.c
index 1367114..72ba033 100644
--- a/src/notification.c
+++ b/src/notification.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ validate_icon_more (GVariant *v)
   int status;
   g_autofree char *err = NULL;
   g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
-  const char *icon_validator = LIBEXECDIR "/flatpak-validate-icon";
+  const char *icon_validator = "@flatpak@/libexec/flatpak-validate-icon";
   const char *args[6];

   if (G_IS_THEMED_ICON (icon))