diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/files/profile b/srcpkgs/base-files/files/profile
index 6fd2d93fb21..947aeada566 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/files/profile
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/files/profile
@@ -2,8 +2,24 @@
 
 # System wide environment and startup programs.
 
+appendpath () {
+    case ":$PATH:" in
+        *:"$1":*)
+            ;;
+        *)
+            PATH="${PATH:+$PATH:}$1"
+    esac
+}
+
 # Set our default path (/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin included for non-Void chroots)
-PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin"
+appendpath '/usr/local/sbin'
+appendpath '/usr/local/bin'
+appendpath '/usr/bin'
+appendpath '/usr/sbin'
+appendpath '/sbin'
+appendpath '/bin'
+unset appendpath
+
 export PATH
 
 # Set default umask
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/template b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
index 9b9fcec8395..18ba0a452ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'base-files'
 pkgname=base-files
 version=0.140
-revision=2
+revision=3
 bootstrap=yes
 depends="xbps-triggers"
 short_desc="Void Linux base system files"