diff --git a/pkg/machine/machine_windows.go b/pkg/machine/machine_windows.go
index eb279673d4..2348bb0ee8 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/machine_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/machine_windows.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/env"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/sockets"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.podman.io/common/pkg/config"
 	"go.podman.io/storage/pkg/fileutils"
 )
 
@@ -132,7 +133,11 @@ func launchWinProxy(opts WinProxyOpts) (bool, string, error) {
 
 	globalName := PipeNameAvailable(GlobalNamedPipe, GlobalNameWait)
 
-	command, err := FindExecutablePeer(winSSHProxy)
+	cfg, err := config.Default()
+	if err != nil {
+		return globalName, "", err
+	}
+	command, err := cfg.FindHelperBinary(winSSHProxy, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return globalName, "", err
 	}
@@ -241,20 +246,6 @@ func sendQuit(tid uint32) {
 	_, _, _ = postMessage.Call(uintptr(tid), WM_QUIT, 0, 0)
 }
 
-func FindExecutablePeer(name string) (string, error) {
-	exe, err := os.Executable()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	exe, err = EvalSymlinksOrClean(exe)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(exe), name), nil
-}
-
 func EvalSymlinksOrClean(filePath string) (string, error) {
 	fileInfo, err := os.Lstat(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/usermodenet.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/usermodenet.go
index 55c3af7a9b..7081f642a7 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/usermodenet.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/usermodenet.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/env"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/vmconfigs"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/wsl/wutil"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/specgen"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"go.podman.io/common/pkg/config"
 )
 
 const gvForwarderPath = "/usr/libexec/podman/gvforwarder"
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ func startUserModeNetworking(mc *vmconfigs.MachineConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	exe, err := machine.FindExecutablePeer(gvProxy)
+	cfg, err := config.Default()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	exe, err := cfg.FindHelperBinary(gvProxy, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not locate %s, which is necessary for user-mode networking, please reinstall", gvProxy)
 	}