diff --git a/arch-nspawn.in b/arch-nspawn.in
index 0cdaf6b..5205bf4 100644
--- a/arch-nspawn.in
+++ b/arch-nspawn.in
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ eval "$(grep '^CARCH=' "$working_dir/etc/makepkg.conf")"
 
 exec ${CARCH:+setarch "$CARCH"} systemd-nspawn -q \
 	-D "$working_dir" \
+	-E "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin" \
 	--register=no --keep-unit \
 	"${mount_args[@]}" \
 	"$@"