diff --git a/bin/buildParaView b/bin/buildParaView
index cceee96487..e7c6c6f9b0 100755
--- a/bin/buildParaView
+++ b/bin/buildParaView
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ runCONFIG=true
 runMAKE=true
 runMAKEDOC=true
 runINSTALL=true
-runENVPATH=false
+runENVPATH=true
 
 
 # parse options
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ do
         shift
         ;;
     -envpath)            # optional: change cmake files to use env variables
+                         # This is now the default behaviour
         runCONFIG=false
         runMAKE=false
         runMAKEDOC=false