diff --git a/src/finn/core/utils.py b/src/finn/core/utils.py
index 7f85b244545232979638148e10ae07edc8795b3b..0a6e5718d86edb861046b2753b4ab8a4b594c5cc 100644
--- a/src/finn/core/utils.py
+++ b/src/finn/core/utils.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class IPGenBuilder:
         f = open(self.ipgen_script, "w")
         f.write("#!/bin/bash \n")
         f.write("cd {}\n".format(code_gen_dir))
-        f.write("$VIVADO_PATH/bin/vivado_hls {}\n".format(self.tcl_script))
+        f.write("vivado_hls {}\n".format(self.tcl_script))
         f.write("cd {}\n".format(working_dir))
         f.close()
         bash_command = ["bash", self.ipgen_script]