diff --git a/.github/workflows/meson.yml b/.github/workflows/meson.yml
index 40bcbced66..ee5af86157 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meson.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meson.yml
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ jobs:
               pkg-config
             curl -O https://pkgsrc.smartos.org/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/bootstrap-trunk-x86_64-20240116.tar.gz
             tar -zxpf bootstrap-trunk-x86_64-20240116.tar.gz -C /
-            echo "export PATH=/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:$PATH" >> .profile
-            source .profile
+            export PATH=/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH
             pkgin -y install \
               avahi \
               gnome-tracker \
@@ -238,6 +237,7 @@ jobs:
             ln -s /opt/local/bin/meson /usr/bin/meson
             ln -s /opt/local/bin/ninja /usr/bin/ninja
           run: |
+            export PATH=/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/usr/gnu/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH
             meson setup build \
               -Dwith-bdb=/opt/local \
               -Dwith-libgcrypt-dir=/opt/local \