diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ad6d9373d..9f0baff67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 aqt/forms
 locale
 .idea
+tools/runanki.system
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e0d2a30d..a1e127342 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ install:
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/anki
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/anki
 	cp -av * ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/anki/
+	sed -e 's:@PREFIX@:${PREFIX}:' tools/runanki.system.in > tools/runanki.system
+	chmod 755 tools/runanki.system
 	cd ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/anki && (\
 	mv tools/runanki.system ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/local/bin/anki;\
 	test -d ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps &&\
diff --git a/tools/runanki.system b/tools/runanki.system.in
similarity index 59%
rename from tools/runanki.system
rename to tools/runanki.system.in
index 786f6693e..9d39c3bbd 100755
--- a/tools/runanki.system
+++ b/tools/runanki.system.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import sys
-sys.path.append("/usr/share/anki")
+sys.path.append("@PREFIX@/share/anki")
 
 import aqt
 aqt.run()