diff --git a/sphinx/search/zh.py b/sphinx/search/zh.py
index 8345d1ab0a3..df48e25f154 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/zh.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/zh.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import inspect
 import os
 import re
 
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ def __init__(self, options: dict[str, str]) -> None:
     def init(self, options: dict[str, str]) -> None:
         if JIEBA:
             default_dict_path = os.path.join(
-                os.path.dirname(jieba.__file__), 'dict.txt'
+                os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(jieba)), jieba.DEFAULT_DICT_NAME
             )
             dict_path = options.get('dict', default_dict_path)
             if dict_path and os.path.isfile(dict_path):