diff --git a/vpn/l2tp/l2tpipsecwidget.cpp b/vpn/l2tp/l2tpipsecwidget.cpp
index bcc92dfd6..6708128fa 100644
--- a/vpn/l2tp/l2tpipsecwidget.cpp
+++ b/vpn/l2tp/l2tpipsecwidget.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ bool L2tpIpsecWidget::hasIpsecDaemon()
         return true;
     }
 
-    QString ipsecBinary = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("ipsec"), QStringList() << QStringLiteral("/sbin") << QStringLiteral("/usr/sbin"));
+    QString ipsecBinary = "@ipsec@";
 
     // On some Linux distributions, ipsec executable has been renamed strongswan
     if (ipsecBinary.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/vpn/openvpn/openvpnadvancedwidget.cpp b/vpn/openvpn/openvpnadvancedwidget.cpp
index a1c2c553d..111f6138c 100644
--- a/vpn/openvpn/openvpnadvancedwidget.cpp
+++ b/vpn/openvpn/openvpnadvancedwidget.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ OpenVpnAdvancedWidget::OpenVpnAdvancedWidget(const NetworkManager::VpnSetting::P
     });
 
     // start openVPN process and get its cipher list
-    const QString openVpnBinary = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("openvpn", QStringList{"/sbin", "/usr/sbin"});
+    const QString openVpnBinary = "@openvpn@";
     const QStringList ciphersArgs(QLatin1String("--show-ciphers"));
     const QStringList versionArgs(QLatin1String("--version"));