diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texlive/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texlive/package.py
index a5503fe1ec..a6064dcdfd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texlive/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/texlive/package.py
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ def setup_texlive(self):
         else:
             pass
 
+    def setup_build_environment(self, env):
+        env.prepend_path('PATH', join_path(self.prefix.bin, self.tex_arch()))
+
     def setup_run_environment(self, env):
         env.prepend_path('PATH', join_path(self.prefix.bin, self.tex_arch()))