--- a/src/orca/orca.py
+++ b/src/orca/orca.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 
 def _setXmodmap(xkbmap):
     """Set the keyboard map using xkbcomp."""
-    p = subprocess.Popen(['xkbcomp', '-w0', '-', os.environ['DISPLAY']],
+    p = subprocess.Popen(['@xkbcomp@', '-w0', '-', os.environ['DISPLAY']],
         stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=None, stderr=None)
     p.communicate(xkbmap)
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
     """
 
     global _originalXmodmap
-    _originalXmodmap = subprocess.check_output(['xkbcomp', os.environ['DISPLAY'], '-'])
+    _originalXmodmap = subprocess.check_output(['@xkbcomp@', os.environ['DISPLAY'], '-'])
 
 def _restoreXmodmap(keyList=[]):
     """Restore the original xmodmap values for the keys in keyList.
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 
     global _capsLockCleared
     _capsLockCleared = False
-    p = subprocess.Popen(['xkbcomp', '-w0', '-', os.environ['DISPLAY']],
+    p = subprocess.Popen(['@xkbcomp@', '-w0', '-', os.environ['DISPLAY']],
         stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=None, stderr=None)
     p.communicate(_originalXmodmap)