diff --git a/maintainer-scripts/ChangeLog b/maintainer-scripts/ChangeLog
index 8e37f2b3968..0f0b2355ffc 100644
--- a/maintainer-scripts/ChangeLog
+++ b/maintainer-scripts/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-19  Joseph S. Myers  <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
+
+	* gcc_release: Add /usr/local/bin to path when local.
+
 2001-11-06  Joseph S. Myers  <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
 
 	* update_web_docs: Set SOURCEDIR so that install manual can be
diff --git a/maintainer-scripts/gcc_release b/maintainer-scripts/gcc_release
index dc8c5fd6e8b..003b0df3cfd 100755
--- a/maintainer-scripts/gcc_release
+++ b/maintainer-scripts/gcc_release
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ while getopts "d:fr:u:t:p:sl" ARG; do
     l)    LOCAL=1
 	  SCP=cp
 	  FTP_PATH=~ftp/pub/gcc
-	  PATH=~:$PATH;;
+	  PATH=~:/usr/local/bin:$PATH;;
     p)    OLD_TARS="${OLD_TARS} ${OPTARG}";;
     \?)   usage;;
     esac