diff --git a/target/image/x86/Makefile b/target/image/x86/Makefile
index d3bbe045be..7aa03b2d27 100644
--- a/target/image/x86/Makefile
+++ b/target/image/x86/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
+export PATH=$(TARGET_PATH):/sbin
 ROOTPART=$(strip $(subst ",, $(CONFIG_X86_GRUB_ROOTPART)))
 #")) # fix vim's broken syntax highlighting