diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 38bb8a17..dda3643b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ byobu (3.30) unreleased; urgency=low
     ~/.screenrc, if present; some users seem to want to use byobu and screen
     separately, and keep their profiles separate, LP: #731529
   * usr/bin/byobu-janitor: use greadlink on Mac OSX, LP: #740370
+  * usr/bin/byobu-select-session: fix broken path to screen, affects users
+    who build/install byobu locally only, LP: #758177
 
   [ Chaskiel Grundman ]
   * debian/postinst: correctly fix old-school screen-profiles era diversions
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
index e0694cef..6af24e53 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-session
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if choice:
 		os.execv(PREFIX+"/bin/byobu", ["", SHELL])
 	else:
 	 	# Attach to the chosen session; must use the 'screen' binary
-		os.execv(PREFIX+"/bin/screen", ["", "-AOxRR", sessions[choice-1]])
+		os.execv("screen", ["", "-AOxRR", sessions[choice-1]])
 
 # No valid selection, default to the youngest session, create if necessary
 os.execv(PREFIX+"/bin/byobu", ["", "-AOxRR"])