diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index 49b0d0527..2f436e86e 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ if [ -z $NOROOT ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+# Ensure /usr/sbin is in path
+if ! echo "$PATH" | grep -q "/usr/sbin"; then
+  export PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin"
+fi
+
 # Define a banner to separate sections
 banner="========================================================================="