diff --git a/libinput-gestures b/libinput-gestures
index 78c7c28..1a2c965 100755
--- a/libinput-gestures
+++ b/libinput-gestures
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ def get_libinput_vers():
     'Return the libinput installed version number string'
     # Try to use newer libinput interface then fall back to old
     # (depreciated) interface.
-    res = run(('libinput', '--version'), check=False)
+    res = run(('@libinput@', '--version'), check=False)
     if res:
         return res.strip(), True

-    res = run(('libinput-list-devices', '--version'), check=False)
+    res = run(('@libinput-list-devices@', '--version'), check=False)
     return res and res.strip(), False

 def get_devices_list(cmd_list_devices, device_list):
@@ -694,11 +694,11 @@ def main():
         sys.exit('libinput helper tools do not seem to be installed?')

     if has_subcmd:
-        cmd_debug_events = 'libinput debug-events'
-        cmd_list_devices = 'libinput list-devices'
+        cmd_debug_events = '@libinput@ debug-events'
+        cmd_list_devices = '@libinput@ list-devices'
     else:
-        cmd_debug_events = 'libinput-debug-events'
-        cmd_list_devices = 'libinput-list-devices'
+        cmd_debug_events = '@libinput@-debug-events'
+        cmd_list_devices = '@libinput@-list-devices'

     if args.verbose:
         # Output various info/version info