diff --git a/manifests/chroot.pp b/manifests/chroot.pp
index 0159e6f8f2a054d30193ec410dfa71608e21a12e..1b37a9e8863a3914243a86d17c5e66ded020c51d 100644
--- a/manifests/chroot.pp
+++ b/manifests/chroot.pp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ define su_debuild::chroot(
 
     # 0. Create the chroot WITHOUT the stanford-keyring.
     exec { "cowbuilder --create ${name}":
+      path    => '/usr/sbin:/usr/bin',
       command => "cowbuilder --create --basepath ${path} ${options}",
       creates => $path,
       require => [ Package['cowdancer'],