diff --git a/bin/Makefile b/bin/Makefile
index 7e420de5fd..22c393e6d8 100644
--- a/bin/Makefile
+++ b/bin/Makefile
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ install: $(BINS)
 	install -d $(SBINDIR)
 	install -m 755 $(BINS) $(SBINDIR)
 	install -m 755 xbps-src.sh $(SBINDIR)/xbps-src
+	sed -i -e "s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_PREFIX@@|$(PREFIX)|g" $(SBINDIR)/xbps-src
+
diff --git a/bin/xbps-src.sh b/bin/xbps-src.sh
index a4ce3121f2..c4f0ab2c72 100755
--- a/bin/xbps-src.sh
+++ b/bin/xbps-src.sh
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ check_config_vars()
 			[ $? -ne 0 ] && msg_error "couldn't create '$f' directory"
 		fi
 	done
+
+	export PATH="$PATH:@@XBPS_INSTALL_PREFIX@@/sbin"
 }
 
 #