diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7453bfd193..19d8b442a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ TAR_OPTIONS = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TAR_OPTIONS)) -xf
 HOST_DIR := $(call qstrip,$(BR2_HOST_DIR))
 
 # Quotes are needed for spaces and all in the original PATH content.
-BR_PATH = "$(HOST_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/sbin:$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/usr/sbin:$(PATH)"
+BR_PATH = "$(HOST_DIR)/bin:$(HOST_DIR)/sbin:$(PATH)"
 
 # Location of a file giving a big fat warning that output/target
 # should not be used as the root filesystem.