diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu.conf.in b/src/qemu/qemu.conf.in
index e1a9a5e56d..6897e0f760 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu.conf.in
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu.conf.in
@@ -909,7 +909,9 @@
 #slirp_helper = "/usr/bin/slirp-helper"
 
 # Path to the dbus-daemon
-#dbus_daemon = "/usr/bin/dbus-daemon"
+# If this is not an absolute path, the program will be searched for
+# in $PATH.
+#dbus_daemon = "dbus-daemon"
 
 # User for the swtpm TPM Emulator
 #
diff --git a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
index af99331886..c730df40b0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
+++ b/src/qemu/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug.in
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module Test_libvirtd_qemu =
 { "memory_backing_dir" = "/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/ram" }
 { "pr_helper" = "qemu-pr-helper" }
 { "slirp_helper" = "/usr/bin/slirp-helper" }
-{ "dbus_daemon" = "/usr/bin/dbus-daemon" }
+{ "dbus_daemon" = "dbus-daemon" }
 { "swtpm_user" = "tss" }
 { "swtpm_group" = "tss" }
 { "capability_filters"