diff --git a/debian/dist/Debian/rules b/debian/dist/Debian/rules
index 58d0c268ca3..11347164ea0 100755
--- a/debian/dist/Debian/rules
+++ b/debian/dist/Debian/rules
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ifneq ($(ARCH_OS),hurd)
 endif
 
 	( test -d $(builddir) || mkdir $(builddir) ) && cd $(builddir) && \
-	sh -c 'PATH=$${MYSQL_BUILD_PATH:-"/bin:/usr/bin"} \
+	sh -c 'PATH=$${MYSQL_BUILD_PATH:-"/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin"} \
 			CC=$${MYSQL_BUILD_CC:-gcc} \
 			CFLAGS=$${MYSQL_BUILD_CFLAGS:-"-O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g -pipe -Wall -Wno-uninitialized"} \
 			CXX=$${MYSQL_BUILD_CXX:-g++} \
diff --git a/debian/dist/Ubuntu/rules b/debian/dist/Ubuntu/rules
index 0bb8837993e..564dad01ac0 100755
--- a/debian/dist/Ubuntu/rules
+++ b/debian/dist/Ubuntu/rules
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ifneq ($(ARCH_OS),hurd)
 endif
 
 	( test -d $(builddir) || mkdir $(builddir) ) && cd $(builddir) && \
-	sh -c 'PATH=$${MYSQL_BUILD_PATH:-"/bin:/usr/bin"} \
+	sh -c 'PATH=$${MYSQL_BUILD_PATH:-"/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin"} \
 			CC=$${MYSQL_BUILD_CC:-gcc} \
 			CFLAGS=$${MYSQL_BUILD_CFLAGS:-"-O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -g -pipe -Wall -Wno-uninitialized"} \
 			CXX=$${MYSQL_BUILD_CXX:-g++} \