diff --git a/src/plymouth.c b/src/plymouth.c
index d1ed91f4..318f9409 100644
--- a/src/plymouth.c
+++ b/src/plymouth.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static gboolean has_active_vt = FALSE;
 static gboolean
 plymouth_run_command (const gchar *command, gint *exit_status)
 {
-    g_autofree gchar *command_line = g_strdup_printf ("plymouth %s", command);
+    g_autofree gchar *command_line = g_strdup_printf ("@plymouth@ %s", command);
     g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
     gboolean result = g_spawn_command_line_sync (command_line, NULL, NULL, exit_status, &error);