diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am b/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
index 654457f5..3f664282 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ WPrefs_SOURCES = \
 	editmenu.h \
 	xmodifier.c
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(NLSDIR)\" -DRESOURCE_PATH=\"$(wpdatadir)\"
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(NLSDIR)\" -DRESOURCE_PATH=\"$(wpdatadir)\" -DWMAKER_RESOURCE_PATH=\"$(pkgdatadir)\"
 AM_CFLAGS =
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/wrlib -I$(top_srcdir)/WINGs @HEADER_SEARCH_PATH@ 
diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Menu.c b/WPrefs.app/Menu.c
index 66b24d1c..21a9fe13 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Menu.c
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Menu.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef enum {
 } InfoType;
 
 #define MAX_SECTION_SIZE 4
+#define PATH_LEN 256
 
 typedef struct _Panel {
 	WMBox *box;
@@ -1426,10 +1427,10 @@ static WMPropList *getDefaultMenu(_Panel * panel)
 	WMPropList *menu;
 	char *menuPath, *gspath;
 
-	gspath = wusergnusteppath();
+	gspath = wstrdup(WMAKER_RESOURCE_PATH);
 
 	menuPath = wmalloc(strlen(gspath) + 128);
-	sprintf(menuPath, "%s/Library/WindowMaker/plmenu", gspath);
+	sprintf(menuPath, "%s/plmenu", gspath);
 
 	menu = WMReadPropListFromFile(menuPath);
 
@@ -1444,6 +1445,7 @@ static WMPropList *getDefaultMenu(_Panel * panel)
 		wfree(buffer);
 	}
 
+	wfree(gspath);
 	wfree(menuPath);
 
 	return menu;