--- a/src/nm-core-utils.c	2017-02-15 13:10:27.000000000 +0100
+++ b/src/nm-core-utils.c	2017-07-06 14:28:41.575815695 +0200
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 
 	/* construct the argument list */
 	argv = g_ptr_array_sized_new (4);
-	g_ptr_array_add (argv, "/sbin/modprobe");
+	g_ptr_array_add (argv, "@modprobeBinPath@");
 	g_ptr_array_add (argv, (char *) arg1);
 
 	va_start (ap, arg1);