diff --git a/doas.c b/doas.c
index ac3a42a..fe23682 100644
--- a/doas.c
+++ b/doas.c
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ mygetpwuid_r(uid_t uid, struct passwd *pwd, struct passwd **result)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	const char *safepath = "/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:"
-	    "/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin";
+	const char *safepath = "/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:"
+	    "/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin";
 	const char *confpath = NULL;
 	char *shargv[] = { NULL, NULL };
 	char *sh;