diff --git a/package_control/sys_path.py b/package_control/sys_path.py
index db5cc043..0bc45dd7 100644
--- a/package_control/sys_path.py
+++ b/package_control/sys_path.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 
 # Default packages are located in application installation directory next to executables.
 __default_packages_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__executable_path), 'Packages')
+if not os.path.isdir(__default_packages_path):
+    # Fall back to detecting the path using the location of the module
+    import Default.sort as default_module
+    __default_packages_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(default_module.__file__))
+
 if not os.path.isdir(__default_packages_path):
     raise FileNotFoundError('Default Packages')