diff --git a/finit.c b/finit.c
index b72df7ce..45bf9ef2 100644
--- a/finit.c
+++ b/finit.c
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	/* Set hostname as soon as possible, for syslog et al. */
 	set_hostname(&hostname);
 
+	/* Set default PATH, for uid 0 */
+	setenv("PATH", _PATH_STDPATH);
+
 	/*
 	 * Mount filesystems
 	 */
diff --git a/service.c b/service.c
index f9da7359..7b2b4ed7 100644
--- a/service.c
+++ b/service.c
@@ -230,9 +230,14 @@ int service_start(svc_t *svc)
 			DFLSIG(sa, i, 0);
 
 		/* Set desired user */
-		if (uid >= 0)
+		if (uid >= 0) {
 			setuid(uid);
 
+			/* Set default path for regular users */
+			if (uid > 0)
+				setenv("PATH", _PATH_DEFPATH);
+		}
+
 		/* Serve copy of args to process in case it modifies them. */
 		for (i = 0; i < (MAX_NUM_SVC_ARGS - 1) && svc->args[i][0] != 0; i++)
 			args[i] = svc->args[i];