diff --git a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/podmancmdline.go b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/podmancmdline.go
index b05a1f776a..a1e70e0dbf 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/quadlet/podmancmdline.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/quadlet/podmancmdline.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 // Overwritten at build time
 var (
-	_binDir string
+	_binDir = "/usr/bin"
 )
 
 func podmanBinary() string {