diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-source.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-source.inc
index a4b27c8fd3..529b8e0e8c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-source.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-source.inc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PACKAGES = ""
 
 python do_preconfigure () {
     import subprocess
-    cmd = d.expand('PATH=${PATH} cd ${S} && gnu-configize')
+    cmd = d.expand('cd ${S} && PATH=${PATH} gnu-configize')
     subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
     # See 0044-gengtypes.patch, we need to regenerate this file
     bb.utils.remove(d.expand("${S}/gcc/gengtype-lex.c"))