diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index 53f8d156..f3fe703e 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ export BASE=/opt/stack
 # The URL from which to fetch ZUUL references
 export ZUUL_URL=${ZUUL_URL:-http://zuul.openstack.org/p}
 
+# sshd may have been compiled with a default path excluding */sbin
+export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin
+
 # Set this variable to skip updating the devstack-gate project itself.
 # Useful in development so you can edit scripts in place and run them
 # directly.  Do not set in production.