diff --git a/nnn.c b/nnn.c
index 42c402ee..d874d35a 100644
--- a/nnn.c
+++ b/nnn.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static char * const utils[] = {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 	"/usr/bin/open",
 #else
-	"/usr/bin/xdg-open",
+	"xdg-open",
 #endif
 	"nlay",
 	"atool"