diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 8a4b143..c5d57e5 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ echo 'LANG=C' > "$copydir/etc/locale.conf"
 # working copy
 cat >"$copydir/chrootbuild" <<EOF
 #!/bin/bash
+. /etc/profile
 export LANG=C
 export HOME=/build