diff --git a/README b/README
index 793a6672..bcd3267a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ follow.
  * Solaris 9:
    Tested with gcc from http://www.opencsw.org/.
 
-    export PATH=/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/csw/bin
+    export PATH=/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/csw/bin:$PATH
     make CC="gcc"