diff --git a/lib/sugar/env.py b/lib/sugar/env.py
index 65b8b0c6..c46b7d07 100644
--- a/lib/sugar/env.py
+++ b/lib/sugar/env.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def get_locale_path(path=None):
     return _get_prefix_path('share/locale', path)
 
 def get_bin_path(path=None):
-    return _get_sugar_path('bin', path)
+    return _get_prefix_path('bin', path)
 
 def get_service_path(name):
     return _get_sugar_path('services', name)