diff --git a/xwayland-game-wrapper b/xwayland-game-wrapper
index a7b5399..103eb2a 100755
--- a/xwayland-game-wrapper
+++ b/xwayland-game-wrapper
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function die {
 
 # print_help <argv[0]>
 function print_help {
-    local exec_name="$(basename "${1}")"
+    local exec_name="${1:t}"
     printf 'usage: %s [OPTIONS...] <GAME> [ARGS...]\n' "${exec_name}"
     printf 'Run a game inside an Xwayland session with a window manager. This\n'
     printf 'is very similar to gamescope, except that there is a window\n'