diff --git a/lib/tty/x11conn.c b/lib/tty/x11conn.c
index cdb60f13f..fb471b90c 100644
--- a/lib/tty/x11conn.c
+++ b/lib/tty/x11conn.c
@@ -129,21 +129,16 @@ static gboolean
 x11_available (void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_GMODULE
-    gchar *x11_module_fname;
-
     if (lost_connection)
         return FALSE;
 
     if (x11_module != NULL)
         return TRUE;
 
-    x11_module_fname = g_module_build_path (NULL, "X11");
-    x11_module = g_module_open (x11_module_fname, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+    x11_module = g_module_open ("X11", G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
     if (x11_module == NULL)
         x11_module = g_module_open ("libX11.so.6", G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
 
-    g_free (x11_module_fname);
-
     if (x11_module == NULL)
         return FALSE;