diff --git a/sbin/spark-daemon.sh b/sbin/spark-daemon.sh
index 2be2b3d7c0933..5a21ebe8a4ce9 100755
--- a/sbin/spark-daemon.sh
+++ b/sbin/spark-daemon.sh
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ case $startStop in
     spark_rotate_log "$log"
     echo starting $command, logging to $log
     cd "$SPARK_PREFIX"
-    nohup nice -n $SPARK_NICENESS "$SPARK_PREFIX"/bin/spark-class $command "$@" >> "$log" 2>&1 < /dev/null &
+    nohup nice -n $SPARK_NICENESS ./bin/spark-class $command "$@" >> "$log" 2>&1 < /dev/null &
     newpid=$!
     echo $newpid > $pid
     sleep 2