diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index da41451..8466b4b 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Atk from 'gi://Atk';
 import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
 import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
 import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
-import GMenu from 'gi://GMenu';
+import GIRepository from 'gi://GIRepository';
 import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
 import Meta from 'gi://Meta';
 import Shell from 'gi://Shell';
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import * as Main from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js';
 import * as PanelMenu from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panelMenu.js';
 import * as PopupMenu from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js';
 
+GIRepository.Repository.dup_default().prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
+const {default: GMenu} = await import('gi://GMenu');
+
 const APPLICATION_ICON_SIZE = 32;
 const HORIZ_FACTOR = 5;
 const MENU_HEIGHT_OFFSET = 132;