diff --git a/xpra/x11/fakeXinerama.py b/xpra/x11/fakeXinerama.py
index d5c1c8bb10..88c77e8142 100755
--- a/xpra/x11/fakeXinerama.py
+++ b/xpra/x11/fakeXinerama.py
@@ -22,31 +22,7 @@ fakeXinerama_config_files = [
            ]
 
 def find_libfakeXinerama():
-    libname = "fakeXinerama"
-    try:
-        from ctypes.util import find_library
-        flibname = find_library("fakeXinerama")
-        if flibname:
-            libname = flibname
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-    if POSIX:
-        for lib_dir in os.environ.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", "/usr/lib").split(os.pathsep):
-            lib_path = os.path.join(lib_dir, libname)
-            if not os.path.exists(lib_dir):
-                continue
-            if os.path.exists(lib_path) and os.path.isfile(lib_path):
-                return lib_path
-    if LINUX:
-        try:
-            libpath = find_lib_ldconfig("fakeXinerama")
-            if libpath:
-                return libpath
-        except Exception as e:
-            log("find_libfakeXinerama()", exc_info=True)
-            log.error("Error: cannot launch ldconfig -p to locate libfakeXinerama:")
-            log.error(" %s", e)
-    return find_lib("libfakeXinerama.so.1")
+    return "@libfakeXinerama@/lib/libfakeXinerama.so.1"
 
 current_xinerama_config = None