diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index 169ff97e5..845c4f6dc 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
+export PATH
 MUTEX_TIMEOUT=
 
 SHAREDIR=/usr/share/shorewall-lite
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index 5c62e37c7..0341b65e1 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -1663,6 +1663,7 @@ fi
 
 [ -n "$SHOREWALL_DIR" ] && export SHOREWALL_DIR
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
+export PATH
 MUTEX_TIMEOUT=
 
 SHAREDIR=/usr/share/shorewall
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index a1bf1cc97..a45100bf1 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
+export PATH
 MUTEX_TIMEOUT=
 
 SHAREDIR=/usr/share/shorewall6-lite
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index ece124db5..368265f0b 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -1571,6 +1571,7 @@ fi
 
 [ -n "$SHOREWALL_DIR" ] && export SHOREWALL_DIR
 PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
+export PATH
 MUTEX_TIMEOUT=
 
 SHAREDIR=/usr/share/shorewall6