diff --git a/sci-chemistry/vmd/vmd-1.9.1.ebuild b/sci-chemistry/vmd/vmd-1.9.1.ebuild
index 5991764..91cb9d7 100644
--- a/sci-chemistry/vmd/vmd-1.9.1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-chemistry/vmd/vmd-1.9.1.ebuild
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ src_prepare() {
 #		-i configure || die "failed setting up python"
 
 	if use cuda; then
-		local gcc44_bindir="$(ls -d ${EPREFIX}/usr/*pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/4.4*)"
+		local gcc_bindir="${EPREFIX}$(gcc-config -B)"
 
 		sed \
 			-e "s:gentoo-cuda-lib:${EPREFIX}/opt/cuda/$(get_libdir):g" \
-			-e "/^\$arch_nvccflags/s:=:= \"--compiler-bindir=${gcc44_bindir} \" . \n:1" \
+			-e "/^\$arch_nvccflags/s:=:= \"--compiler-bindir=${gcc_bindir} \" . \n:1" \
 			-i configure || die
 	fi