diff --git a/src/main-executable/main.c b/src/main-executable/main.c
index 558bd994..2d341b4b 100644
--- a/src/main-executable/main.c
+++ b/src/main-executable/main.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static void open(GtkApplication *app, GFile **files, gint nfiles, const gchar *h
 		fprintf(stderr, "error: couldn't find art install path\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
+	dex_install_dir = "@out@/lib/java/dex";
 
 	char *app_data_dir_base = getenv("ANDROID_APP_DATA_DIR");
 	if (!app_data_dir_base) {