diff --git a/exec_cmd.c b/exec_cmd.c
index f8f416b646..23f4873b2b 100644
--- a/exec_cmd.c
+++ b/exec_cmd.c
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ void setup_path(void)
 	const char *old_path = getenv("PATH");
 	struct strbuf new_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	add_path(&new_path, argv_exec_path);
-	add_path(&new_path, getenv(EXEC_PATH_ENVIRONMENT));
-	add_path(&new_path, system_path(GIT_EXEC_PATH));
+	add_path(&new_path, git_exec_path());
 	add_path(&new_path, argv0_path);
 
 	if (old_path)