diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
index 711c35f8527..4c5ce1a1a35 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ eshell-environment-variables
 environment, as specified in `eshell-variable-aliases-list'."
   (let ((process-environment (eshell-copy-environment)))
     (dolist (var-alias eshell-variable-aliases-list)
-      (if (nth 2 var-alias)
+      (if (and (not (string-equal (car var-alias) "PATH")) (nth 2 var-alias))
 	  (setenv (car var-alias)
 		  (eshell-stringify
 		   (or (eshell-get-variable (car var-alias)) "")))))