diff --git a/bin/installbfa.sh b/bin/installbfa.sh
index c98b217d9d9069094382a5620c4ea1fcf45bccac..8d99463ccbd01e4e550aa38dc88d44cfdeedeee2 100755
--- a/bin/installbfa.sh
+++ b/bin/installbfa.sh
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ function runasownerof
     pushd $path > /dev/null
     if [ $( stat --format=%u . ) -ne $UID ]
     then
-        precmd="sudo --preserve-env --set-home -u $( stat --format=%U . )"
+        precmd="sudo --preserve-env --set-home -u $( stat --format=%U . ) PATH=${PATH}"
     fi
     unset path
-    ${precmd} "PATH=${PATH}" "$@"
+    ${precmd} "$@"
     rv=$?
     popd > /dev/null
     unset precmd