diff --git a/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c b/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
index dbe797c9..c0213c15 100644
--- a/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
+++ b/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ struct xdpw_wlr_output *wlr_output_chooser_simple(struct wl_list *output_list) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static bool exec_chooser_dmenu(char *const argv[], char *buffer, unsigned long buffer_maxlength, char *name, unsigned long name_maxlength) {
+static bool exec_chooser_dmenu(char *cmd, char *buffer, unsigned long buffer_maxlength, char *name, unsigned long name_maxlength) {
 	int p1[2]; //p -> c
 	int p2[2]; //c -> p
 
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ static bool exec_chooser_dmenu(char *const argv[], char *buffer, unsigned long b
 		close(p2[1]);
 
 		int err;
-		err = execvp(argv[0], argv);
+		err = execl("/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, (void *)NULL);
 		if (err == -1) {
-			perror("execvp");
-			logprint(WARN,"Failed to execute %s",argv[0]);
+			perror("execl");
+			logprint(WARN,"Failed to execute %s",cmd);
 			return false;
 		}
 		exit(127);
@@ -468,27 +468,15 @@ struct xdpw_wlr_output *wlr_output_chooser_dmenu(struct wl_list *output_list) {
 	}
 	buffer[maxlength - 1] = '\0';
 
-	char *argv_wofi[] = {
-		"wofi",
-		"-d",
-		"-n",
-		NULL,
-	};
-
-	char *argv_bemenu[] = {
+	char *cmds[] = {
+		"wofi -d -n",
 		"bemenu",
-		NULL,
-	};
-
-	void *argvs[] = {
-		argv_wofi,
-		argv_bemenu,
 		NULL
 	};
 
 	i = 0;
-	while (argvs[i] != NULL) {
-		if (exec_chooser_dmenu(argvs[i], buffer, maxlength, name, namelength)) {
+	while (cmds[i] != NULL) {
+		if (exec_chooser_dmenu(cmds[i], buffer, maxlength, name, namelength)) {
 			wl_list_for_each_safe(output, tmp, output_list, link) {
 				if (strcmp(output->name, name) == 0) {
 					return output;