diff --git a/qga/commands-posix.c b/qga/commands-posix.c
index c2bd0b4316..47cee1c351 100644
--- a/qga/commands-posix.c
+++ b/qga/commands-posix.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void qmp_guest_shutdown(const char *mode, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    const char *argv[] = {"/sbin/shutdown",
+    const char *argv[] = {"/run/current-system/sw/bin/shutdown",
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOLARIS
                           shutdown_flag, "-g0", "-y",
 #elif defined(CONFIG_BSD)
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ void qmp_guest_shutdown(const char *mode, Error **errp)
                           "hypervisor initiated shutdown", (char *) NULL};
 
     ga_run_command(argv, NULL, "shutdown", &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        argv[0] = "/sbin/shutdown";
+        ga_run_command(argv, NULL, "shutdown", &local_err);
+    }
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@ void qmp_guest_set_time(bool has_time, int64_t time_ns, Error **errp)
     int ret;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     struct timeval tv;
-    const char *argv[] = {"/sbin/hwclock", has_time ? "-w" : "-s", NULL};
+    const char *argv[] = {"/run/current-system/sw/bin/hwclock", has_time ? "-w" : "-s", NULL};
 
     /* If user has passed a time, validate and set it. */
     if (has_time) {
@@ -303,6 +307,11 @@ void qmp_guest_set_time(bool has_time, int64_t time_ns, Error **errp)
      * hardware clock (RTC). */
     ga_run_command(argv, NULL, "set hardware clock to system time",
                    &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        argv[0] = "/sbin/hwclock";
+        ga_run_command(argv, NULL, "set hardware clock to system time",
+                       &local_err);
+    }
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;