diff --git a/config_host/config_version.h.in b/config_host/config_version.h.in
index 40c7dad24cd8..9a685827baea 100644
--- a/config_host/config_version.h.in
+++ b/config_host/config_version.h.in
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ Version settings
 #undef LIBO_VERSION_PATCH
 #undef LIBO_THIS_YEAR
 
-#define LIBO_VERSION_DOTTED \
+#define LIBO_VERSION_DOTTED_2 \
     LIBO_VERSION_STRINGIFY(LIBO_VERSION_MAJOR) "." \
-    LIBO_VERSION_STRINGIFY(LIBO_VERSION_MINOR) "." \
+    LIBO_VERSION_STRINGIFY(LIBO_VERSION_MINOR)
+
+#define LIBO_VERSION_DOTTED \
+    LIBO_VERSION_DOTTED_2 "." \
     LIBO_VERSION_STRINGIFY(LIBO_VERSION_MICRO) "." \
     LIBO_VERSION_STRINGIFY(LIBO_VERSION_PATCH)
 
diff --git a/cppuhelper/source/findsofficepath.c b/cppuhelper/source/findsofficepath.c
index a46cfb88a1e7..e22e0a582ef1 100644
--- a/cppuhelper/source/findsofficepath.c
+++ b/cppuhelper/source/findsofficepath.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <config_version.h>
 #include <cppuhelper/findsofficepath.h>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ static char* platformSpecific(void)
     const int SEPARATOR = '/';
     const char* PATHSEPARATOR = ":";
     const char* PATHVARNAME = "PATH";
-    const char* APPENDIX = "/libreoffice";
+    const char* APPENDIX = "/libreoffice" LIBO_VERSION_DOTTED_2;
+        // must match the product's UNIXFILENAME.* in sysui/productlist.mk
 
     char* path = NULL;
     char* str = NULL;