diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/Makefile b/sbin/dhclient/Makefile
index 40d2a5bef23d..8d580419108b 100644
--- a/sbin/dhclient/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ SRCS+=	alloc.c bpf.c conflex.c convert.c dispatch.c errwarn.c ethernet.c \
 	parse.c print.c raw.c socket.c tables.c tree.c upf.c
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${DIST_DIR}/includes -I${DIST_DIR}
+CFLAGS+= -DCLIENT_PATH='"PATH=/sbin:/bin"'
 
 MAN5=	dhclient.conf.5 dhclient.leases.5 dhcp-options.5
 MAN8=	dhclient.8 dhclient-script.8