diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 include(FeatureSummary)
 include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 include(ECMAddTests)
+include(ECMQueryQmake)
 
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING -DQT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII -DQT_NO_FOREACH)
 if (EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@
     message(FATAL_ERROR "No suitable backend platform was found. Currently supported platforms are: XCB Components Required: ${XCB_COMPONENTS_ERRORS}")
 endif()
 
+# locate qdbus in the Qt path because not every distro makes a symlink at /usr/bin/qdbus
+query_qmake(QtBinariesDir QT_INSTALL_BINS)
+
 # hand off to subdirectories
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/desktop/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # install the .desktop and rc files in the correct place
 
+configure_file(org.kde.spectacle.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.spectacle.desktop)
 install(
-    PROGRAMS org.kde.spectacle.desktop
+    PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.spectacle.desktop
     DESTINATION ${XDG_APPS_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
 
diff --git a/desktop/org.kde.spectacle.desktop b/desktop/org.kde.spectacle.desktop.cmake
rename from desktop/org.kde.spectacle.desktop
rename to desktop/org.kde.spectacle.desktop.cmake
--- a/desktop/org.kde.spectacle.desktop
+++ b/desktop/org.kde.spectacle.desktop.cmake
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 Keywords[x-test]=xxsnapshotxx;xxcapturexx;xxprintxx;xxscreenshotxx;xxsnippingxx;xxsnipxx;
 Keywords[zh_CN]=snapshot;capture;print;screenshot;snipping;snip;快照;截图;抓取;屏幕截图;截屏;抓屏;
 Keywords[zh_TW]=snapshot;capture;print;screenshot;snipping;snip;截圖;擷取;截圖程式
-Exec=qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / StartAgent
+Exec=@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / StartAgent
 Icon=spectacle
 Type=Application
 Terminal=false
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 Name[x-test]=xxCapture Entire Desktopxx
 Name[zh_CN]=截取整个桌面
 Name[zh_TW]=擷取整個桌面
-Exec=qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / FullScreen false
+Exec=@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / FullScreen false
 X-KDE-Shortcuts=Shift+Print
 
 [Desktop Action CurrentMonitorScreenShot]
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 Name[x-test]=xxCapture Current Monitorxx
 Name[zh_CN]=截取当前显示器
 Name[zh_TW]=擷取目前螢幕
-Exec=qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / CurrentScreen false
+Exec=@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / CurrentScreen false
 
 
 [Desktop Action ActiveWindowScreenShot]
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 Name[x-test]=xxCapture Active Windowxx
 Name[zh_CN]=截取活动窗口
 Name[zh_TW]=擷取作用中的視窗
-Exec=qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / ActiveWindow true false
+Exec=@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / ActiveWindow true false
 X-KDE-Shortcuts=Meta+Print
 
 [Desktop Action RectangularRegionScreenShot]
@@ -315,5 +315,5 @@
 Name[x-test]=xxCapture Rectangular Regionxx
 Name[zh_CN]=截取矩形区域
 Name[zh_TW]=擷取矩形區域
-Exec=qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / RectangularRegion true
+Exec=@QtBinariesDir@/qdbus org.kde.Spectacle / RectangularRegion true
 X-KDE-Shortcuts=Meta+Shift+Print