diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index bc31d2f714..d6f57272c7 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ unset GREP_OPTIONS	# in case user has a non-standard set
 
 failed=0
 
-PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:${GOBIN:-$GOROOT/bin}:`pwd`
+PATH=${GOBIN:-$GOROOT/bin}:`pwd`:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
 
 RUNFILE="/tmp/gorun-$$-$USER"
 TMP1FILE="/tmp/gotest1-$$-$USER"