diff --git a/prog/detect/sensors-detect b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
index 3f8d5622..d1f4b187 100755
--- a/prog/detect/sensors-detect
+++ b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ use strict;
 use Fcntl;
 use POSIX;
 
+# Just in case a root user doesn't have /sbin in his/her path for some reason
+# (was seen once)
+$ENV{PATH} .= '/sbin:'
+	unless $ENV{PATH} =~ m,(^|:)/sbin/?(:|$),;
+
 #########################
 # CONSTANT DECLARATIONS #
 #########################