diff --git a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
index 6eb58f1..28e1195 100644
--- a/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
+++ b/extensions/apps-menu/extension.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Atk from 'gi://Atk';
 import Clutter from 'gi://Clutter';
 import Gio from 'gi://Gio';
 import GLib from 'gi://GLib';
-import GMenu from 'gi://GMenu';
+import GIRepository from 'gi://GIRepository';
 import GObject from 'gi://GObject';
 import Gtk from 'gi://Gtk';
 import Meta from 'gi://Meta';
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import * as Main from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/main.js';
 import * as PanelMenu from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/panelMenu.js';
 import * as PopupMenu from 'resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js';
 
+GIRepository.Repository.prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
+const {default: GMenu} = await import('gi://GMenu');
 const appSys = Shell.AppSystem.get_default();
 
 const APPLICATION_ICON_SIZE = 32;