diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04131381..ba48c28e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ export LC_ALL LANG
 
 export SHELL:=/usr/bin/env bash
 
+GLUONPATH ?= $(PATH)
+export GLUONPATH := $(GLUONPATH)
+
 empty:=
 space:= $(empty) $(empty)
 
-GLUONMAKE_EARLY = $(SUBMAKE) -C $(GLUON_ORIGOPENWRTDIR) -f $(GLUONDIR)/Makefile GLUON_TOOLS=0 QUILT=
-GLUONMAKE = $(SUBMAKE) -C $(GLUON_OPENWRTDIR) -f $(GLUONDIR)/Makefile
+GLUONMAKE_EARLY = PATH=$(GLUONPATH) $(SUBMAKE) -C $(GLUON_ORIGOPENWRTDIR) -f $(GLUONDIR)/Makefile GLUON_TOOLS=0 QUILT=
+GLUONMAKE = PATH=$(GLUONPATH) $(SUBMAKE) -C $(GLUON_OPENWRTDIR) -f $(GLUONDIR)/Makefile
 
 ifneq ($(OPENWRT_BUILD),1)