diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 94b90d18c0..5f12a8083a 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ export LC_ALL
 # Make sure umask is sane
 umask 022
 
+# Not all distros have sbin in PATH for regular users.
+PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
+
 # Keep track of the devstack directory
 TOP_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0") && pwd)