diff --git a/receive-pack.c b/receive-pack.c
index 3267495832..c90ec7dde2 100644
--- a/receive-pack.c
+++ b/receive-pack.c
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!dir)
 		usage(receive_pack_usage);
 
+	setup_path(NULL);
+
 	if (!enter_repo(dir, 0))
 		die("'%s': unable to chdir or not a git archive", dir);