diff --git a/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp b/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp
index 46363ddcb..d787f9993 100644
--- a/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp
+++ b/kcms/krdb/krdb.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void runRdb(unsigned int flags)
     proc.execute();
 
     // Needed for applications that don't set their own cursor.
-    QProcess::execute(QStringLiteral("xsetroot"), {QStringLiteral("-cursor_name"), QStringLiteral("left_ptr")});
+    QProcess::execute(QStringLiteral("@xsetroot@"), {QStringLiteral("-cursor_name"), QStringLiteral("left_ptr")});
 
     applyGtkStyles(1);
     applyGtkStyles(2);
diff --git a/startkde/startplasma.cpp b/startkde/startplasma.cpp
index b0158c97d..c8f7fe223 100644
--- a/startkde/startplasma.cpp
+++ b/startkde/startplasma.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void sigtermHandler(int signalNumber)
 void messageBox(const QString &text)
 {
     out << text;
-    runSync(QStringLiteral("xmessage"), {QStringLiteral("-geometry"), QStringLiteral("500x100"), text});
+    runSync(QStringLiteral("@xmessage@"), {QStringLiteral("-geometry"), QStringLiteral("500x100"), text});
 }
 
 QStringList allServices(const QLatin1String &prefix)
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ QProcess *setupKSplash()
         if (ksplashCfg.readEntry("Engine", QStringLiteral("KSplashQML")) == QLatin1String("KSplashQML")) {
             p = new QProcess;
             p->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ForwardedChannels);
-            p->start(QStringLiteral("ksplashqml"), {ksplashCfg.readEntry("Theme", QStringLiteral("Breeze"))});
+            p->start(QStringLiteral(CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR "/ksplashqml"), {ksplashCfg.readEntry("Theme", QStringLiteral("Breeze"))});
         }
     }
     return p;
diff --git a/ksmserver/plasma-restoresession.service.in b/ksmserver/plasma-restoresession.service.in
index 2c52a4b87..fd7fdc8ac 100644
--- a/ksmserver/plasma-restoresession.service.in
+++ b/ksmserver/plasma-restoresession.service.in
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ RefuseManualStart=yes

 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=-@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.ksmserver /KSMServer org.kde.KSMServerInterface.restoreSession
+ExecStart=-@qdbus@ org.kde.ksmserver /KSMServer org.kde.KSMServerInterface.restoreSession
 Slice=session.slice
diff --git a/startkde/kcminit/plasma-kcminit-phase1.service.in b/startkde/kcminit/plasma-kcminit-phase1.service.in
index 7218628ce..9126475ea 100644
--- a/startkde/kcminit/plasma-kcminit-phase1.service.in
+++ b/startkde/kcminit/plasma-kcminit-phase1.service.in
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ PartOf=graphical-session.target

 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.kcminit /kcminit org.kde.KCMInit.runPhase1
+ExecStart=@qdbus@ org.kde.kcminit /kcminit org.kde.KCMInit.runPhase1
 Slice=session.slice
diff --git a/startkde/systemd/plasma-ksplash-ready.service.in b/startkde/systemd/plasma-ksplash-ready.service.in
index 3f6744f37..c51266794 100644
--- a/startkde/systemd/plasma-ksplash-ready.service.in
+++ b/startkde/systemd/plasma-ksplash-ready.service.in
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ PartOf=graphical-session.target

 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=-@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.KSplash /KSplash org.kde.KSplash.setStage ready
+ExecStart=-@qdbus@ org.kde.KSplash /KSplash org.kde.KSplash.setStage ready
 Slice=session.slice