diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 107aec01..1378a334 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ sysroot-fsh:
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/lib"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/libexec"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/mnt"
+	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/sbin"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/share"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/src"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/tmp"
diff --git a/init/init.c++ b/init/init.c++
index 6f15398f..64f10a8d 100644
--- a/init/init.c++
+++ b/init/init.c++
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ int init_main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	umask(022);
 
 	// Set up the PATH variable.
-	setenv("PATH", "/bin", 1);
+	setenv("PATH", "/bin:/sbin", 1);
 
 	// Set the terminal type.
 	setenv("TERM", "sortix", 1);