diff --git a/daemon/gdm-local-display-factory.c b/daemon/gdm-local-display-factory.c
--- a/daemon/gdm-local-display-factory.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-local-display-factory.c
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ struct GdmDisplayServerConfiguration {
         const char *session_type;
 } display_server_configuration[] = {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WAYLAND_SUPPORT
-        { "wayland", GDM_KEY_WAYLAND_ENABLE, "/usr/bin/Xwayland", "wayland" },
+        { "wayland", GDM_KEY_WAYLAND_ENABLE, "@xwayland@/bin/Xwayland", "wayland" },
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_X11_SUPPORT
-        { "xorg", GDM_KEY_XORG_ENABLE, "/usr/bin/Xorg", "x11" },
+        { "xorg", GDM_KEY_XORG_ENABLE, "@xorgserver@/bin/Xorg", "x11" },
 #endif
         { NULL, NULL, NULL },
 };
diff --git a/daemon/gdm-manager.c b/daemon/gdm-manager.c
index fc5aef6ac..c61e0046b 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-manager.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-manager.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ plymouth_is_running (void)
         GError  *error;
 
         error = NULL;
-        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("plymouth --ping",
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("@plymouth@/bin/plymouth --ping",
                                          NULL, NULL, &status, &error);
         if (! res) {
                 g_debug ("Could not ping plymouth: %s", error->message);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ plymouth_prepare_for_transition (void)
         GError  *error;
 
         error = NULL;
-        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("plymouth deactivate",
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_sync ("@plymouth@/bin/plymouth deactivate",
                                          NULL, NULL, NULL, &error);
         if (! res) {
                 g_warning ("Could not deactivate plymouth: %s", error->message);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ plymouth_quit_with_transition (void)
         GError  *error;
 
         error = NULL;
-        res = g_spawn_command_line_async ("plymouth quit --retain-splash", &error);
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_async ("@plymouth@/bin/plymouth quit --retain-splash", &error);
         if (! res) {
                 g_warning ("Could not quit plymouth: %s", error->message);
                 g_error_free (error);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ plymouth_quit_without_transition (void)
         GError  *error;
 
         error = NULL;
-        res = g_spawn_command_line_async ("plymouth quit", &error);
+        res = g_spawn_command_line_async ("@plymouth@/bin/plymouth quit", &error);
         if (! res) {
                 g_warning ("Could not quit plymouth: %s", error->message);
                 g_error_free (error);
diff --git a/daemon/gdm-session.c b/daemon/gdm-session.c
index a4c4b2dcf..67416b204 100644
--- a/daemon/gdm-session.c
+++ b/daemon/gdm-session.c
@@ -3193,16 +3193,16 @@ gdm_session_start_session (GdmSession *self,
                  */
                 if (run_launcher) {
                         if (is_x11) {
-                                program = g_strdup_printf (LIBEXECDIR "/gdm-x-session %s\"dbus-run-session -- %s\"",
+                                program = g_strdup_printf (LIBEXECDIR "/gdm-x-session %s\"@dbus@/bin/dbus-run-session --dbus-daemon=@dbus@/bin/dbus-daemon -- %s\"",
                                                            register_session ? "--register-session " : "",
                                                            self->selected_program);
                         } else {
-                                program = g_strdup_printf (LIBEXECDIR "/gdm-wayland-session %s\"dbus-run-session -- %s\"",
+                                program = g_strdup_printf (LIBEXECDIR "/gdm-wayland-session %s\"@dbus@/bin/dbus-run-session --dbus-daemon=@dbus@/bin/dbus-daemon -- %s\"",
                                                            register_session ? "--register-session " : "",
                                                            self->selected_program);
                         }
                 } else {
-                        program = g_strdup_printf ("dbus-run-session -- %s",
+                        program = g_strdup_printf ("@dbus@/bin/dbus-run-session --dbus-daemon=@dbus@/bin/dbus-daemon -- %s",
                                                    self->selected_program);
                 }
         }
diff --git a/data/gdm.service.in b/data/gdm.service.in
index 17e8a8de8..afc709778 100644
--- a/data/gdm.service.in
+++ b/data/gdm.service.in
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Restart=always
 IgnoreSIGPIPE=no
 BusName=org.gnome.DisplayManager
 EnvironmentFile=-${LANG_CONFIG_FILE}
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -SIGHUP $MAINPID
+ExecReload=@coreutils@/bin/kill -SIGHUP $MAINPID
 KeyringMode=shared
 
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