diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf60d26c8f..66d1a94ff6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ ifeq ($(GOBIN),)
 GOBIN := $(FIRST_GOPATH)/bin
 endif
 
-export PATH := $(PATH):$(GOBIN):$(CURDIR)/hack
+# This must never include the 'hack' directory
+export PATH := $(PATH):$(GOBIN)
 
 GOMD2MAN ?= $(shell command -v go-md2man || echo '$(GOBIN)/go-md2man')