diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index d18e7f0..eb7e14b 100755
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ if [ "$0" = "/init" ]; then
     rm -f /linuxrc
 fi
 
+# make sure that /sbin and /usr/sbin are in PATH
+# dmraid for instance is in /usr/sbin
+PATH="${PATH}:/sbin:/usr/sbin"
+
 CMDLINE=$(cat /proc/cmdline)
 FAKE_ROOT=""
 FAKE_INIT=""