diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index c608441..2b25335 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import Atk from 'gi://Atk';
 import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
 import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
 import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
-import GMenu from 'gi://GMenu';
+
+import GIRepository from 'gi://GIRepository';
+GIRepository.Repository.prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
+const {default: GMenu} = await import('gi://GMenu');
+
 import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
 import Gtk from 'gi://Gtk';
 import Meta from 'gi://Meta';