diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 9a794ac80f..ae1d464546 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ IMAGE_NAME="$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
         echo "mkimage: see scripts/image and scripts/mkimage if you dont trust us :)"
         # variables used in image script must be passed
         sudo env \
-          PATH="$PATH" \
+          PATH="$PATH:/sbin" \
           ROOT="$ROOT" \
           TOOLCHAIN="$TOOLCHAIN" \
           TARGET_IMG="$TARGET_IMG" \