diff --git a/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh b/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh
index e3cfd64e7..5269cccdc 100644
--- a/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/termux_step_setup_toolchain.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 termux_step_setup_toolchain() {
-	# We put this after system PATH to avoid picking up toolchain stripped python
-	export PATH=$PATH:$TERMUX_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN/bin
+	export PATH=$TERMUX_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN/bin:$PATH
 
 	export CFLAGS=""
 	export LDFLAGS="-L${TERMUX_PREFIX}/lib"