diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 5e965402c..51a0553cb 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -1334,6 +1334,12 @@ func (c *Config) FindHelperBinary(name string, searchPATH bool) (string, error)
 		if fi, err := os.Stat(fullpath); err == nil && fi.Mode().IsRegular() {
 			return fullpath, nil
 		}
+		abspath, err := filepath.Abs(fullpath)
+		if err == nil {
+			if lp, err := exec.LookPath(abspath); err == nil {
+				return lp, nil
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if searchPATH {
 		return exec.LookPath(name)