diff --git a/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh b/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh
index bb637a237ba2..5a07f3b1b38f 100644
--- a/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh
+++ b/src/lib/libast/comp/conf.sh
@@ -333,16 +333,15 @@ IFS=':'; set -f
 echo "[DEBUG conf.sh] DEFPATH=$DEFPATH" >&2
 
 for d in \
-	$DEFPATH $PATH
-#	/run/current-system/sw/bin \
-#	/usr/xpg7/bin \
-#	/usr/xpg6/bin \
-#	/usr/xpg4/bin \
-#	/usr/bin \
-#	/bin \
-#	/usr/sbin \
-#	/sbin \
-#	$PATH
+	/run/current-system/sw/bin \
+	/usr/xpg7/bin \
+	/usr/xpg6/bin \
+	/usr/xpg4/bin \
+	/usr/bin \
+	/bin \
+	/usr/sbin \
+	/sbin \
+	$PATH
 do
 echo "[DEBUG] conf.sh] trying $d/getconf" >&2
 	case $d in