diff --git a/cde/programs/dtsession/SmSave.c b/cde/programs/dtsession/SmSave.c
index f86c291ee..ee849071d 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtsession/SmSave.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtsession/SmSave.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ PruneSessionDirectory ()
                 	if (((stat (saveDir, &buf)) == 0) && 
 					S_ISDIR (buf.st_mode)) {
 
-				sprintf (clientDB, "rm -rf %s", saveDir);
+				sprintf (clientDB, "/bin/rm -rf %s", saveDir);
 				SystemCmd (clientDB);
 
 				sprintf (oldestDir, "%s/%s", smGD.savePath,