diff --git a/tests/hwsim/vm/uevent.sh b/tests/hwsim/vm/uevent.sh
index d52f7fcc1..76e31e76d 100755
--- a/tests/hwsim/vm/uevent.sh
+++ b/tests/hwsim/vm/uevent.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+EPATH=$(sed 's/.*EPATH=\([^ ]*\) .*/\1/' /proc/cmdline)
+PATH=/tmp/bin:$EPATH:$PATH
+
 # assume this was a call for CRDA,
 # if not then it won't find a COUNTRY
 # environment variable and exit