diff --git a/core-modules/000QubesVm.py b/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
index 8e9978a8..9a950710 100644
--- a/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
+++ b/core-modules/000QubesVm.py
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ class QubesVm(object):
             # Run GUI daemon in "invisible" mode, so applications started by
             # prerun script will not disturb the user
             extra_guid_args = ['-I']
-        elif not os.path.exists('/var/run/shm.id'):
+        elif not os.path.exists('/var/run/qubes/shm.id'):
             # Start GUI daemon only when shmoverride is loaded; unless
             # preparing DispVM, where it isn't needed because of "invisible"
             # mode
diff --git a/core-modules/01QubesDisposableVm.py b/core-modules/01QubesDisposableVm.py
index 4e3ebdd8..0e11aaa1 100644
--- a/core-modules/01QubesDisposableVm.py
+++ b/core-modules/01QubesDisposableVm.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 DISPID_STATE_FILE = '/var/run/qubes/dispid'
+GUID_SHMID_FILE = '/var/run/qubes/shm.id'
 
 class QubesDisposableVm(QubesVm):
     """
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class QubesDisposableVm(QubesVm):
         if qmemman_present:
             qmemman_client.close()
 
-        if kwargs.get('start_guid', True) and os.path.exists('/var/run/shm.id'):
+        if kwargs.get('start_guid', True) and os.path.exists(GUID_SHMID_FILE):
             self.start_guid(verbose=verbose, before_qrexec=True,
                     notify_function=kwargs.get('notify_function', None))
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ class QubesDisposableVm(QubesVm):
                 notify_function=kwargs.get('notify_function', None))
         print >>sys.stderr, "time=%s, qrexec done" % (str(time.time()))
 
-        if kwargs.get('start_guid', True) and os.path.exists('/var/run/shm.id'):
+        if kwargs.get('start_guid', True) and os.path.exists(GUID_SHMID_FILE):
             self.start_guid(verbose=verbose,
                     notify_function=kwargs.get('notify_function', None))
         print >>sys.stderr, "time=%s, guid done" % (str(time.time()))