diff --git a/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh b/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh
index f1ab6b66bd99..dc97c9b9ad0e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh
+++ b/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh
@@ -331,7 +331,14 @@ CONF_getconf=
 CONF_getconf_a=
 IFS=':'; set -f
 for d in \
-	$DEFPATH \
+	/run/current-system/sw/bin \
+	/usr/xpg7/bin \
+	/usr/xpg6/bin \
+	/usr/xpg4/bin \
+	/usr/bin \
+	/bin \
+	/usr/sbin \
+	/sbin \
 	$PATH
 do	case $d in
 	/*)	;;