diff --git a/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc b/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc
index 4a0ea6326..fe5fd0d68 100644
--- a/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc
+++ b/src/tap-bridge/model/tap-bridge.cc
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ TapBridge::CreateTap (void)
       //
       // Execute the socket creation process image.
       //
-      status = ::execlp ("tap-creator", 
-                         "tap-creator",                       // argv[0] (filename)
+      status = ::execlp (TAP_CREATOR, 
+                         TAP_CREATOR,                       // argv[0] (filename)
                          ossDeviceName.str ().c_str (),       // argv[1] (-d<device name>)
                          ossGateway.str ().c_str (),          // argv[2] (-g<gateway>)
                          ossIp.str ().c_str (),               // argv[3] (-i<IP address>)
diff --git a/src/tap-bridge/wscript b/src/tap-bridge/wscript
index ab1376b60..376adffed 100644
--- a/src/tap-bridge/wscript
+++ b/src/tap-bridge/wscript
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ def build(bld):
         ]
 
     if not bld.env['PLATFORM'].startswith('freebsd'):
-        obj = bld.create_suid_program('tap-creator')
-        obj.source = [
+        tap_creator = bld.create_suid_program('tap-creator')
+        tap_creator.source = [
             'model/tap-creator.cc',
             'model/tap-encode-decode.cc',
             ]
 
+    module.env.append_value("DEFINES", "TAP_CREATOR=\"%s\"" % (tap_creator.target,))
+
     if bld.env['ENABLE_EXAMPLES']:
         bld.add_subdirs('examples')