diff --git a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/runshell b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/runshell
index 03b6befdfb..40c1be6158 100755
--- a/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/runshell
+++ b/standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/MacOS/runshell
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fi
 # system binaries.
 ORIG_PATH="$PATH"
 export ORIG_PATH
-PATH=$base/bin:$PATH
+PATH=$base:$PATH
 export PATH
 
 ORIG_GIT_EXEC_PATH="$GIT_EXEC_PATH"