diff --git a/finit.c b/finit.c
index 45bf9ef2..b55cf2ff 100644
--- a/finit.c
+++ b/finit.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	set_hostname(&hostname);
 
 	/* Set default PATH, for uid 0 */
-	setenv("PATH", _PATH_STDPATH);
+	setenv("PATH", _PATH_STDPATH, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Mount filesystems
diff --git a/service.c b/service.c
index 7b2b4ed7..3dd80099 100644
--- a/service.c
+++ b/service.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 
 			/* Set default path for regular users */
 			if (uid > 0)
-				setenv("PATH", _PATH_DEFPATH);
+				setenv("PATH", _PATH_DEFPATH, 1);
 		}
 
 		/* Serve copy of args to process in case it modifies them. */