diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 730342cacb..ab20db8caa 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int runApplication(int argc, char *argv[])
     Platform::init();
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-    std::filesystem::path binary_path = std::filesystem::system_complete(std::filesystem::path(argv[0]));
+    std::filesystem::path binary_path = std::filesystem::absolute(std::filesystem::path(argv[0]));
     std::filesystem::current_path(binary_path.parent_path());
     setenv("OSG_GL_TEXTURE_STORAGE", "OFF", 0);
 #endif