diff --git a/contrib/src/lua/rules.mak b/contrib/src/lua/rules.mak
index ae5cfac655..5b5ecc29d6 100644
--- a/contrib/src/lua/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/lua/rules.mak
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ endif
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(shell $(HOST)-luac -v 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed  -E 's/Lua ([0-9]+).([0-9]+).*/\1.\2/'),$(LUA_SHORTVERSION))
+ifeq ($(shell PATH="${SYSTEM_PATH}" $(HOST)-luac -v 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed  -E 's/Lua ([0-9]+).([0-9]+).*/\1.\2/'),$(LUA_SHORTVERSION))
 PKGS_FOUND += luac
 endif
-ifeq ($(shell $(HOST)-luac -v 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed  -E 's/Lua ([0-9]+).([0-9]+).*/\1.\2/'),5.2)
+ifeq ($(shell PATH="${SYSTEM_PATH}" $(HOST)-luac -v 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed  -E 's/Lua ([0-9]+).([0-9]+).*/\1.\2/'),5.2)
 PKGS_FOUND += luac
 endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/main.mak b/contrib/src/main.mak
index 33653458b7..68e94b9346 100644
--- a/contrib/src/main.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/main.mak
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ VLC_TOOLS ?= $(TOPSRC)/../extras/tools/build
 
 CMAKE_GENERATOR ?= Ninja
 
-PATH :=$(abspath $(VLC_TOOLS)/bin):$(PATH)
-export PATH
-
 PKGS_ALL := $(patsubst $(SRC)/%/rules.mak,%,$(wildcard $(SRC)/*/rules.mak))
 DATE := $(shell date +%Y%m%d)
 VPATH := $(TARBALLS)
@@ -41,6 +38,11 @@ PREFIX := $(abspath $(PREFIX))
 BUILDPREFIX ?= $(PREFIX)/..
 BUILDPREFIX := $(abspath $(BUILDPREFIX))
 BUILDBINDIR ?= $(BUILDPREFIX)/bin
+
+SYSTEM_PATH := $(abspath $(VLC_TOOLS)/bin):$(PATH)
+PATH :=$(abspath $(BUILDBINDIR)):$(SYSTEM_PATH)
+export PATH
+
 ifneq ($(HOST),$(BUILD))
 HAVE_CROSS_COMPILE = 1
 endif
diff --git a/contrib/src/protobuf/rules.mak b/contrib/src/protobuf/rules.mak
index 5bb9737553..bf512965ac 100644
--- a/contrib/src/protobuf/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/protobuf/rules.mak
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endif
 endif
 PKGS.tools.protoc.path = $(BUILDBINDIR)/protoc
 
-ifeq ($(shell protoc --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),$(PROTOBUF_MAJVERSION))
+ifeq ($(shell PATH="${SYSTEM_PATH}" protoc --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),$(PROTOBUF_MAJVERSION))
 PKGS_FOUND += protoc
 endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/qt/rules.mak b/contrib/src/qt/rules.mak
index a656910819..a49144ddff 100644
--- a/contrib/src/qt/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/qt/rules.mak
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif
 ifndef HAVE_CROSS_COMPILE
 PKGS_FOUND += qt-tools
 endif
-ifeq ($(shell qt-cmake --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),3.22)
+ifeq ($(shell PATH="${SYSTEM_PATH}" qt-cmake --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),3.22)
 PKGS_FOUND += qt-tools
 endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/qtdeclarative/rules.mak b/contrib/src/qtdeclarative/rules.mak
index d814ec0b0c..b952ee4ba5 100644
--- a/contrib/src/qtdeclarative/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/qtdeclarative/rules.mak
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif
 ifndef HAVE_CROSS_COMPILE
 PKGS_FOUND += qtdeclarative-tools
 endif
-ifeq ($(shell qml --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),$(QTDECLARATIVE_VERSION_MAJOR))
+ifeq ($(shell PATH="${SYSTEM_PATH}" qml --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),$(QTDECLARATIVE_VERSION_MAJOR))
 PKGS_FOUND += qtshadertools-tools
 endif
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/qtshadertools/rules.mak b/contrib/src/qtshadertools/rules.mak
index b51ac9a618..a2fa4e9563 100644
--- a/contrib/src/qtshadertools/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/qtshadertools/rules.mak
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endif
 ifndef HAVE_CROSS_COMPILE
 PKGS_FOUND += qtshadertools-tools
 endif
-ifeq ($(shell qsb --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),$(QTSHADERTOOLS_VERSION_MAJOR))
+ifeq ($(shell PATH="${SYSTEM_PATH}" qsb --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed s/'.* '// | cut -d '.' -f -2),$(QTSHADERTOOLS_VERSION_MAJOR))
 PKGS_FOUND += qtshadertools-tools
 endif