diff --git a/src/etc/security b/src/etc/security
index e06aa69f..0f706020 100644
--- a/src/etc/security
+++ b/src/etc/security
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: security,v 1.20 1997/06/23 02:54:31 millert Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: security,v 1.21 1997/09/02 06:46:42 deraadt Exp $
 #	from: @(#)security	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
 #
 
@@ -141,11 +141,13 @@ for i in $list ; do
 			{ print "Root umask is group writeable" }
 		     $2 % 10 < 2 \
 			{ print "Root umask is other writeable" }' >> $OUTPUT
+		SAVE_PATH=$PATH
+		unset PATH
 		/bin/csh -f -s << end-of-csh > /dev/null 2>&1
-			unset path
 			source $i
 			/bin/ls -ldgT \$path > $TMP1
 end-of-csh
+		PATH=$SAVE_PATH
 		awk '{
 			if ($10 ~ /^\.$/) {
 				print "The root path includes .";
@@ -183,12 +185,14 @@ for i in $list; do
 			{ print "Root umask is group writeable" } \
 		     $2 % 10 < 2 \
 			{ print "Root umask is other writeable" }' >> $OUTPUT
+		SAVE_PATH=$PATH
+		unset PATH
 		/bin/sh << end-of-sh > /dev/null 2>&1
-			PATH=
 			. $i
 			list=\`echo \$PATH | /usr/bin/sed -e 's/:/ /g'\`
 			/bin/ls -ldgT \$list > $TMP1
 end-of-sh
+		PATH=$SAVE_PATH
 		awk '{
 			if ($10 ~ /^\.$/) {
 				print "The root path includes .";