diff --git a/src/main-executable/main.c b/src/main-executable/main.c
index d7cfbfe8..c542c71a 100644
--- a/src/main-executable/main.c
+++ b/src/main-executable/main.c
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ static void open(GtkApplication *app, GFile **files, gint nfiles, const gchar *h
 	} else {
 		dex_install_dir = "DIDN'T_GET_SO_PATH_WITH_dladdr_SUS"; // in case we print this as part of some other error, it should be clear what the real cause is
 	}
+	dex_install_dir = "@out@/lib/java/dex";
 
 	char *app_data_dir_base = getenv("ANDROID_APP_DATA_DIR");
 	if (!app_data_dir_base) {