diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 75b8a19dbf..634940dc57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ETCDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/etc
 TMPFILESDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/tmpfiles.d
 SYSTEMDDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/system
 USERSYSTEMDDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/lib/systemd/user
+GVPROXY_PATH ?= /usr/libexec/gvproxy
 REMOTETAGS ?= remote exclude_graphdriver_btrfs btrfs_noversion exclude_graphdriver_devicemapper containers_image_openpgp
 BUILDTAGS ?= \
 	$(shell hack/apparmor_tag.sh) \
@@ -90,11 +91,13 @@ else
 	BUILD_INFO ?= $(shell date "+$(DATE_FMT)")
 	ISODATE ?= $(shell date --iso-8601)
 endif
-LIBPOD := ${PROJECT}/v3/libpod
+MODULE ?= $(shell grep -m1 ^module go.mod | cut -d\  -f2)
+LIBPOD := ${MODULE}/libpod
 GOFLAGS ?= -trimpath
 LDFLAGS_PODMAN ?= \
 	-X $(LIBPOD)/define.gitCommit=$(GIT_COMMIT) \
 	-X $(LIBPOD)/define.buildInfo=$(BUILD_INFO) \
+	-X $(MODULE)/pkg/machine.ForwarderBinaryPath=$(GVPROXY_PATH) \
 	-X $(LIBPOD)/config._installPrefix=$(PREFIX) \
 	-X $(LIBPOD)/config._etcDir=$(ETCDIR) \
 	$(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/pkg/machine/config.go b/pkg/machine/config.go
index cad71ba490..926009c870 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/config.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/config.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 	ErrVMAlreadyExists                           = errors.New("VM already exists")
 	ErrVMAlreadyRunning                          = errors.New("VM already running")
 	ErrMultipleActiveVM                          = errors.New("only one VM can be active at a time")
-	ForwarderBinaryName                          = "gvproxy"
+	ForwarderBinaryPath  string // Populated by Makefile
 )
 
 type Download struct {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index 855a39c56c..6e03deecbe 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -622,9 +622,10 @@ func CheckActiveVM() (bool, string, error) {
 // startHostNetworking runs a binary on the host system that allows users
 // to setup port forwarding to the podman virtual machine
 func (v *MachineVM) startHostNetworking() error {
-	// TODO we may wish to configure the directory in containers common
-	binary := filepath.Join("/usr/libexec/podman/", machine.ForwarderBinaryName)
+
+	binary := machine.ForwarderBinaryPath
 	if _, err := os.Stat(binary); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Failed to find " + binary + ".  Perhaps build using `make GVPROXY+PATH=...`")
 		return err
 	}