diff --git a/vm/factor.c b/vm/factor.c
index b3020e3171..d9042c9455 100755
--- a/vm/factor.c
+++ b/vm/factor.c
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ INLINE bool factor_arg(const F_CHAR* str, const F_CHAR* arg, CELL* value)
 void init_parameters_from_args(F_PARAMETERS *p, int argc, F_CHAR **argv)
 {
 	default_parameters(p);
-	const F_CHAR *executable_path = vm_executable_path();
-	p->executable_path = executable_path ? executable_path : argv[0];
+	p->executable_path = argv[0];
 
 	int i = 0;
 
@@ -106,6 +105,11 @@ void init_factor(F_PARAMETERS *p)
 	/* OS-specific initialization */
 	early_init();
 
+	const F_CHAR *executable_path = vm_executable_path();
+
+	if(executable_path)
+		p->executable_path = executable_path;
+
 	if(p->image_path == NULL)
 		p->image_path = default_image_path();