diff --git a/tools/chrootmake.sh b/tools/chrootmake.sh
index 4afb9ba51..dbf15e1d3 100755
--- a/tools/chrootmake.sh
+++ b/tools/chrootmake.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
+PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
+export PATH
 cd /usr/src || exit 1
 make etcfiles
 su bin -c 'make world install' || exit 1