diff --git a/airootfs/etc/profile.d/env-path.sh b/airootfs/etc/profile.d/env-path.sh
index 5e8b3b9..da12e9f 100644
--- a/airootfs/etc/profile.d/env-path.sh
+++ b/airootfs/etc/profile.d/env-path.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # /sbin is not used on ArchLinux but it is often required in chroot
-export PATH=${PATH}:/sbin:/usr/share/sysrescue/bin/
+# also support chrooting on older systems without usrmerge (/usr/sbin and /bin)
+export PATH=${PATH}:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/share/sysrescue/bin/