--- a/clients/common/nm-vpn-helpers.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-vpn-helpers.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 	char *argv[4];
 	const char *path;
 
-	path = nm_utils_find_helper ("openconnect", "/usr/sbin/openconnect", error);
+	path = "@openconnect@/bin/openconnect";
 	if (!path)
 		return FALSE;
 
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -11828,14 +11828,14 @@
 			gw = nm_ip4_config_best_default_route_get (priv->ip_config_4);
 			if (gw) {
 				nm_utils_inet4_ntop (NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP4_ROUTE (gw)->gateway, buf);
-				ping_binary = nm_utils_find_helper ("ping", "/usr/bin/ping", NULL);
+				ping_binary = "@inetutils@/bin/ping";
 				log_domain = LOGD_IP4;
 			}
 		} else if (priv->ip_config_6 && priv->ip6_state == IP_DONE) {
 			gw = nm_ip6_config_best_default_route_get (priv->ip_config_6);
 			if (gw) {
 				nm_utils_inet6_ntop (&NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP6_ROUTE (gw)->gateway, buf);
-				ping_binary = nm_utils_find_helper ("ping6", "/usr/bin/ping6", NULL);
+				ping_binary = "@inetutils@/bin/ping";
 				log_domain = LOGD_IP6;
 			}
 		}
--- a/src/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 
 	/* construct the argument list */
 	argv = g_ptr_array_sized_new (4);
-	g_ptr_array_add (argv, "/sbin/modprobe");
+	g_ptr_array_add (argv, "@kmod@/bin/modprobe");
 	g_ptr_array_add (argv, (char *) arg1);
 
 	va_start (ap, arg1);