diff --git a/cmake/linux/package_linux.sh.in b/cmake/linux/package_linux.sh.in
index 0dec715f4..b838237b7 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/package_linux.sh.in
+++ b/cmake/linux/package_linux.sh.in
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mv "${APPDIR}usr/bin/lmms" "${APPDIR}usr/bin/lmms.real"
 cat >"${APPDIR}usr/bin/lmms" <<EOL
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 DIR="\$( cd "\$( dirname "\${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-export PATH="$PATH:/sbin"
+export PATH="\$PATH:/sbin"
 if which carla > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    CARLAPATH="\$(which carla)"
    CARLAPREFIX="\${CARLAPATH%/bin*}"