diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/UserspaceEmulator/main.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/UserspaceEmulator/main.cpp
index c826cf13e0..5d341969d0 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/UserspaceEmulator/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/UserspaceEmulator/main.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** env)
     parser.add_positional_argument(arguments, "Command to emulate", "command");
     parser.parse(argc, argv);
 
-    auto executable_path = Core::find_executable_in_path(arguments[0]);
-    if (executable_path.is_empty()) {
+    String executable_path;
+    if (arguments[0].contains("/"sv))
         executable_path = Core::File::real_path_for(arguments[0]);
-        if (executable_path.is_empty()) {
-            reportln("Cannot find executable for '{}'.", executable_path);
-            return 1;
-        }
+    else
+        executable_path = Core::find_executable_in_path(arguments[0]);
+    if (executable_path.is_empty()) {
+        reportln("Cannot find executable for '{}'.", arguments[0]);
+        return 1;
     }
 
     Vector<String> environment;