diff --git a/shiela/shiela.spec b/shiela/shiela.spec
index bff24b5368..d66b566baa 100644
--- a/shiela/shiela.spec
+++ b/shiela/shiela.spec
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
     %setup0 -q
 
 %build
+    PATH="%{l_prefix}/bin:$PATH"; export PATH
     ./configure \
         --prefix=%{l_prefix} \
         --with-perl=%{l_prefix}/bin/perl \