diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 07d6e6a22..96d8cab8a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2023-11-01  Oliver Kiddle  <opk@zsh.org>
+
+	* Shohei YOSHIDA: 52179: Completion/Unix/Command/_gradle:
+	Fix gradlew completion when it isn't in PATH
+
 2023-10-29  Matthew Martin  <phy1729@gmail.com>
 
 	* github #102: Ulysse Buonomo: Completion/Unix/Command/_todo.sh:
diff --git a/Completion/Unix/Command/_gradle b/Completion/Unix/Command/_gradle
index c1f7c05ee..280aa243f 100644
--- a/Completion/Unix/Command/_gradle
+++ b/Completion/Unix/Command/_gradle
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if [[ $state == task && ! -prefix - ]]; then
                 zle -R "Generating cache from $gradle_buildfile"
 
                 # Run gradle/gradlew and retrieve possible tasks.
-                for outputline in ${(f)"$($service --build-file $gradle_buildfile -q tasks --all)"}; do
+                for outputline in ${(f)"$($words[1] --build-file $gradle_buildfile -q tasks --all)"}; do
 
                     # Tasks and subprojects each start with a lowercase letter, but whereas tasks are in camelCase, each
                     # subproject consists of one or more sections of kebab-case, with each section ending in a ':'.