--- sntp/libopts/init.c.orig
+++ sntp/libopts/init.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
  *  13aa749a5b0a454917a944ed8fffc530b784f5ead522b1aacaf4ec8aa55a6239  COPYING.mbsd
  */
 
+#define PROC_BINARY "/proc/self/exe"
+
 /**
  *  Make sure the option descriptor is there and that we understand it.
  *  This should be called from any user entry point where one needs to
@@ -100,7 +102,13 @@ validate_struct(tOptions * opts, char co
         else
             *pp = pname;
 
-        pz = pathfind(getenv("PATH"), (char *)pname, "rx");
+#if defined(HAVE_CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME)
+        pz = canonicalize_file_name(PROC_BINARY);
+#elif defined(HAVE_REALPATH)
+        pz = realpath(PROC_BINARY, NULL);
+#else
+        pz = pathfind(getenv("PATH"), pp, "rx");
+#endif
         if (pz != NULL)
             pname = VOIDP(pz);