diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 798a2f2f77..7e30b30775 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ endif
 
 all::
 ifndef NO_TCLTK
-	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)git-gui $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) all
+	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)git-gui $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) gitexecdir='$(gitexec_instdir_SQ)' all
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)gitk-git $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) all
 endif
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)perl $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) PERL_PATH='$(PERL_PATH_SQ)' prefix='$(prefix_SQ)' all