diff --git a/target/linux/package/shfs/Makefile b/target/linux/package/shfs/Makefile
index 2231363b3..721735223 100644
--- a/target/linux/package/shfs/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/package/shfs/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built:
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
+		PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" \
 		OFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \
 		LINKER="$(TARGET_CC)" \