Index: src/common/file_location.c
--- src/common/file_location.c.orig
+++ src/common/file_location.c
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 #include "common/grealpath.h"
 #include "darktable.h"
 #include "file_location.h"
-#include "whereami.h"
 
 void dt_loc_init(const char *datadir, const char *moduledir, const char *localedir, const char *configdir, const char *cachedir, const char *tmpdir)
 {
   // Assemble pathes
   char* application_directory = NULL;
+#if 0
   int dirname_length;
   // calling wai_getExecutablePath twice as recommended in the docs:
   // the first call retrieves the length of the path
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ void dt_loc_init(const char *datadir, const char *modu
     // strip of the executable name from the path to retrieve the path alone
     application_directory[dirname_length] = '\0';
   }
+#else
+  asprintf(&application_directory, "%s", "/usr/local/bin");
+#endif
   dt_print(DT_DEBUG_DEV, "application_directory: %s\n", application_directory);
 
   // set up absolute pathes based on their relative value