diff --git a/packages/network/samba/init.d/42_samba b/packages/network/samba/init.d/42_samba
index 2344ad5f8a..bb27b38980 100755
--- a/packages/network/samba/init.d/42_samba
+++ b/packages/network/samba/init.d/42_samba
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
+. /etc/profile
+
 (
   progress  "Starting Samba server"