diff --git a/src/borg/__main__.py b/src/borg/__main__.py
index 16279fc8d..a561b79b0 100644
--- a/src/borg/__main__.py
+++ b/src/borg/__main__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if sys.platform.startswith("win32"):
     os.environ["PATH"] = os.pathsep.join(dll_path) + os.pathsep + os.environ["PATH"]
 
 
-from .archiver import main
+# note: absolute import from "borg", it seems pyinstaller binaries do not work without this.
+from borg.archiver import main
 
 main()