diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cff0e1d8d48..c325034bb9d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ $(if $(findstring $(space),$(TOPDIR)),$(error ERROR: The path to the OpenWrt dir
 world:
 
 DISTRO_PKG_CONFIG:=$(shell $(TOPDIR)/scripts/command_all.sh pkg-config | grep '/usr' -m 1)
+
+export ORIG_PATH:=$(if $(ORIG_PATH),$(ORIG_PATH),$(PATH))
 export PATH:=$(if $(STAGING_DIR),$(abspath $(STAGING_DIR)/../host/bin),$(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host/bin):$(PATH)
 
 ifneq ($(OPENWRT_BUILD),1)
diff --git a/include/scan.mk b/include/scan.mk
index 12ef5d1dc77..33a5832ff5f 100644
--- a/include/scan.mk
+++ b/include/scan.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ TARGET_STAMP:=$(TMP_DIR)/info/.files-$(SCAN_TARGET).stamp
 FILELIST:=$(TMP_DIR)/info/.files-$(SCAN_TARGET)-$(SCAN_COOKIE)
 OVERRIDELIST:=$(TMP_DIR)/info/.overrides-$(SCAN_TARGET)-$(SCAN_COOKIE)
 
+export ORIG_PATH:=$(if $(ORIG_PATH),$(ORIG_PATH),$(PATH))
 export PATH:=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin:$(PATH)
 
 define feedname
diff --git a/include/toplevel.mk b/include/toplevel.mk
index 2fda7ed2239..328214be1bc 100644
--- a/include/toplevel.mk
+++ b/include/toplevel.mk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ space:= $(empty) $(empty)
 path:=$(subst :,$(space),$(PATH))
 path:=$(filter-out .%,$(path))
 path:=$(subst $(space),:,$(path))
+export ORIG_PATH:=$(if $(ORIG_PATH),$(ORIG_PATH),$(PATH))
 export PATH:=$(path)
 export STAGING_DIR_HOST:=$(if $(STAGING_DIR),$(abspath $(STAGING_DIR)/../host),$(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host)
 
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index dcac49667bb..58c53705a28 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ else
   endif
 endif
 
+export ORIG_PATH:=$(if $(ORIG_PATH),$(ORIG_PATH),$(PATH))
 export PATH:=$(TARGET_PATH)
 export STAGING_DIR STAGING_DIR_HOST STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG
 export SH_FUNC:=. $(INCLUDE_DIR)/shell.sh;
diff --git a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
index 5aeedb74dad..50203737924 100644
--- a/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/imagebuilder/files/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export TOPDIR LC_ALL LANG
 export OPENWRT_VERBOSE=s
 all: help
 
+export ORIG_PATH:=$(if $(ORIG_PATH),$(ORIG_PATH),$(PATH))
 export PATH:=$(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host/bin:$(PATH)
 
 ifneq ($(OPENWRT_BUILD),1)
diff --git a/target/sdk/files/Makefile b/target/sdk/files/Makefile
index dca8bbe20e7..89c6a109eee 100644
--- a/target/sdk/files/Makefile
+++ b/target/sdk/files/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export TOPDIR LC_ALL LANG SDK
 world:
 
 DISTRO_PKG_CONFIG:=$(shell $(TOPDIR)/scripts/command_all.sh pkg-config | grep '/usr' -m 1)
+
+export ORIG_PATH:=$(if $(ORIG_PATH),$(ORIG_PATH),$(PATH))
 export PATH:=$(TOPDIR)/staging_dir/host/bin:$(PATH)
 
 ifneq ($(OPENWRT_BUILD),1)
diff --git a/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh b/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh
index 4b3f8f911ab..09a9cac928a 100755
--- a/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh
+++ b/target/toolchain/files/wrapper.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ TOOLCHAIN_BIN_DIR="$REALNAME_DIR/"
 
 # Set the PATH so that our run-time location is first
 # (get_feature is run from the path, so this has to be set)
+export ORIG_PATH=${ORIG_PATH:-$PATH}
 export PATH="$TOOLCHAIN_BIN_DIR":$PATH
 export GCC_HONOUR_COPTS