diff --git a/src/security/security_apparmor.c b/src/security/security_apparmor.c
index c8e77c6cd2..eed0f265d6 100644
--- a/src/security/security_apparmor.c
+++ b/src/security/security_apparmor.c
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ use_apparmor(void)
      */
     rc = profile_status(libvirt_daemon, 1);
     if (rc < 0) {
-        rc = profile_status("libvirtd", 1);
+        g_autofree char *basename = g_path_get_basename(libvirt_daemon);
+
+        rc = profile_status(basename, 1);
         /* Error or unconfined should all result in -1 */
         if (rc < 0)
             rc = -1;