diff --git a/dev-util/netbeans/netbeans_bin-8.2.recipe b/dev-util/netbeans/netbeans_bin-8.2.recipe
index f6d0c2060..4f0080da3 100644
--- a/dev-util/netbeans/netbeans_bin-8.2.recipe
+++ b/dev-util/netbeans/netbeans_bin-8.2.recipe
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ INSTALL()
 
 	cat << EOF > $appsDir/netbeans/netbeans.sh
 #!/bin/sh -l
-export PATH=\$PATH:\$JDK8_HOME/bin
+export PATH=\$JDK8_HOME/bin:\$PATH
 exec $appsDir/netbeans/bin/netbeans
 EOF
 	chmod 755 $appsDir/netbeans/netbeans.sh