diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
index 7f8f67627de..c49d08535e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "7c8e12165b221dd67a19c00d780437a4";
   };
   buildInputs = [coreutils];
+  patches = [./findutils-path.patch];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/findutils-path.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/findutils-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be8d85be303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/findutils-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ruN findutils-4.2.20/locate/updatedb.sh findutils-4.2.20.new/locate/updatedb.sh
+--- findutils-4.2.20/locate/updatedb.sh	2005-01-24 17:12:35.000000000 +0100
++++ findutils-4.2.20.new/locate/updatedb.sh	2005-08-23 14:37:10.000000000 +0200
+@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
+ : ${code:=${LIBEXECDIR}/@code@}
+ 
+ 
+-PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:${BINDIR}; export PATH
++PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:${BINDIR}:${PATH}; export PATH
+ 
+ : ${PRUNEFS="nfs NFS proc afs proc smbfs autofs iso9660 ncpfs coda devpts ftpfs devfs mfs sysfs shfs"}
+