diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69fb54c9f..b9e61912a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ _Important_: Right after cloning this repository, please be sure to have execute
 the `./init-tests-after-clone.sh` script in the repository root. Otherwise
 you will encounter test failures.
 
-On _Windows_, make sure you have `git-daemon` in your PATH. For MINGW-git, the `git-daemon.exe`
-exists in `Git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\`.
-
 #### Install test dependencies
 
 Ensure testing libraries are installed. This is taken care of already if you installed with:
diff --git a/test/lib/helper.py b/test/lib/helper.py
index 1de904610..d415ba2e7 100644
--- a/test/lib/helper.py
+++ b/test/lib/helper.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def git_daemon_launched(base_path, ip, port):
             # and then CANNOT DIE!
             # So, invoke it as a single command.
             daemon_cmd = [
-                "git-daemon",
+                osp.join(Git()._call_process("--exec-path"), "git-daemon"),
                 "--enable=receive-pack",
                 "--listen=%s" % ip,
                 "--port=%s" % port,