diff --git a/make/ldlibpath.mk b/make/ldlibpath.mk
index ec9d7187..44a6162f 100644
--- a/make/ldlibpath.mk
+++ b/make/ldlibpath.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # $Id$
 
 LD_LIB_PATH_ENV      := $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
+EXE_SEARCH_PATH_ENV  := $(PATH)
 LD_LIB_PATH_LDFLAGS   = $(shell echo $(LDFLAGS) | sed 's/^-[^L] *[^ ]*/ /g; s/[ 	]-[^L] *[^ ]*/ /g; s/-L[ ]*\([^ ]*\)[ ]*/\1:/g')
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),mingw)
@@ -11,3 +12,5 @@ DLL_PATH              = $(shell echo $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) | sed 's/:/;/g');$(CROSS
 endif
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(shell echo $(strip $(LD_LIB_PATH_LDFLAGS):$(LD_LIB_PATH):$(LD_LIB_PATH_ENV)) | sed 's/ /:/g; s/::/:/g')
+export PATH=$(shell echo $(strip $(EXE_SEARCH_PATH):$(EXE_SEARCH_PATH_ENV)) | sed 's/ /:/g; s/::/:/g')
+