diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index a7212d976..dd7229bf7 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # Thankfully the path that is already present is the one that the system has set according to
 # normal practices. This inserts a few more things that I use from the shell.
 export PATH=~/bin:~/util:$PATH:/usr/local/share/npm/bin
+
+[[ $(id -u) == 0 ]] && export PATH=/usr/local/bin/:$PATH
 # export PAGER=vimpager
 
 # zmodload zsh/complist