diff --git a/gcc/gcc-ar.c b/gcc/gcc-ar.c
index 838ebc2..3ac4ee7 100644
--- a/gcc/gcc-ar.c
+++ b/gcc/gcc-ar.c
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ setup_prefixes (const char *exec_path)
 				dir_separator, NULL);
   prefix_from_string (self_libexec_prefix, &target_path);
 
-  /* Add path as a last resort.  */
-  prefix_from_env ("PATH", &path);
+  /* Add path to avrbinutils.  */
+  prefix_from_string ("@avrbinutils@/bin", &path);
 }
 
 int