diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index 9bbf87b5b..cec74a9e7 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ LVMLIBS += -ldevmapper
 EXPORTED_HEADER = $(srcdir)/lvm2cmd.h
 EXPORTED_FN_PREFIX = lvm2
 
-DEFS += -DLVM_SHARED_PATH=\"$(exec_prefix)/sbin/lvm\"
-
 CFLOW_LIST = lvmcmdlib.c lvm2cmd.c
 CFLOW_LIST_TARGET = liblvm2cmd.cflow
 CFLOW_TARGET = lvm
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdline.c b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
index 78974df0e..29fffb311 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdline.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
@@ -1925,12 +1925,12 @@ int lvm2_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -1;
 
 	if (is_static() && strcmp(base, "lvm.static") &&
-	    path_exists(LVM_SHARED_PATH) &&
+	    path_exists(LVM_PATH) &&
 	    !getenv("LVM_DID_EXEC")) {
 		if (setenv("LVM_DID_EXEC", base, 1))
 			log_sys_error("setenv", "LVM_DID_EXEC");
-		if (execvp(LVM_SHARED_PATH, argv) == -1)
-			log_sys_error("execvp", "LVM_SHARED_PATH");
+		if (execvp(LVM_PATH, argv) == -1)
+			log_sys_error("execvp", LVM_PATH);
 		if (unsetenv("LVM_DID_EXEC"))
 			log_sys_error("unsetenv", "LVM_DID_EXEC");
 	}