diff --git a/plugins/uefi-capsule/fu-uefi-bootmgr.c b/plugins/uefi-capsule/fu-uefi-bootmgr.c
index 9d9e30f..daa9b2c 100644
--- a/plugins/uefi-capsule/fu-uefi-bootmgr.c
+++ b/plugins/uefi-capsule/fu-uefi-bootmgr.c
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ fu_uefi_bootmgr_bootnext(FuVolume *esp,
 	/* test if we should use shim */
 	secure_boot = fu_efivar_secure_boot_enabled(NULL);
 	if (secure_boot) {
-		shim_app = fu_uefi_get_esp_app_path("shim", error);
+		shim_app = g_strdup_printf ("%s/shim.efi",
+					    fu_uefi_get_esp_path_for_os());
 		if (shim_app == NULL)
 			return FALSE;