diff --git a/test/prefix.bats b/test/prefix.bats
index 88def509..96ea7668 100644
--- a/test/prefix.bats
+++ b/test/prefix.bats
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ load test_helper
 
 #Arch has Python at sbin as well as bin
 @test "prefix for sbin system" {
+  export PATH="${PYENV_TEST_DIR}/sbin:$PATH"
   mkdir -p "${PYENV_TEST_DIR}/sbin"
   touch "${PYENV_TEST_DIR}/sbin/python"
   chmod +x "${PYENV_TEST_DIR}/sbin/python"