diff --git a/sbin/mount/mount.c b/sbin/mount/mount.c
index 2fcc94e40818..7de6da1bb20e 100644
--- a/sbin/mount/mount.c
+++ b/sbin/mount/mount.c
@@ -155,12 +155,9 @@ exec_mountprog(const char *name, const char *execname, char *const argv[])
 		EXIT(1);
 	case 0:					/* Child. */
 		/* Go find an executable. */
-		execvP(execname, _PATH_SYSPATH, argv);
+		execvp(execname, argv);
 		if (errno == ENOENT) {
 			xo_warn("exec %s not found", execname);
-			if (execname[0] != '/') {
-				xo_warnx("in path: %s", _PATH_SYSPATH);
-			}
 		}
 		EXIT(1);
 	default:				/* Parent. */