diff --git a/syntax.pl b/syntax.pl
index 39a600eb..2d98d4c4 100755
--- a/syntax.pl
+++ b/syntax.pl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Remember to include the asterisk ('*').
 $SRC_PATH='src';
 
-$FOO = `find src -name '*.c' -exec ./findsyntax.pl \{\} \\; | sed 's/.*SYNTAX: //' > irssi_syntax`;
+$FOO = `find src -name '*.c' -exec perl findsyntax.pl \{\} \\; | sed 's/.*SYNTAX: //' > irssi_syntax`;
 
 while (<docs/help/in/*.in>) {
    next if (/Makefile/);