diff --git a/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go b/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
index 5de21c69d0..3995c19e3c 100644
--- a/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
+++ b/tool/tsh/common/tsh.go
@@ -1231,10 +1231,11 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, args []string, opts ...CliOption) error {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	cf.executablePath, err = os.Executable()
+	tempBinaryPath, err := os.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
 		return trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
+	cf.executablePath = filepath.Dir(tempBinaryPath) + "/tsh"
 
 	// configs
 	setEnvFlags(&cf)