diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 967d5430eb4..40fb0938314 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=159
+PKG_RELEASE:=160
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=opkg/host usign/host
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/preinit b/package/base-files/files/etc/preinit
index 9cc8a9a8f63..31f861edf9f 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/preinit
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/preinit
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [ -z "$PREINIT" ] && exec /sbin/init
 
-export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
+export PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 
 pi_ifname=
 pi_ip=192.168.1.1
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fs_failsafe_wait_timeout=2
 
 pi_suppress_stderr="y"
 pi_init_suppress_stderr="y"
-pi_init_path="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
+pi_init_path="/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
 pi_init_cmd="/sbin/init"
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/profile b/package/base-files/files/etc/profile
index 577b63b492c..bd008a84d70 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/profile
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/profile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [ -f /etc/banner ] && cat /etc/banner
 [ -e /tmp/.failsafe ] && cat /etc/banner.failsafe
 
-export PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin
+export PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 export HOME=$(grep -e "^${USER:-root}:" /etc/passwd | cut -d ":" -f 6)
 export HOME=${HOME:-/root}
 export PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call b/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call
index 260be0b7a4e..743871a3ff4 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call
+++ b/package/base-files/files/sbin/hotplug-call
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export HOTPLUG_TYPE="$1"
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
 
-PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
+PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 LOGNAME=root
 USER=root
 export PATH LOGNAME USER