diff --git a/build_image b/build_image
index 68e0c2acfb..0ecf157381 100755
--- a/build_image
+++ b/build_image
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ update_dev_packages() {
 
   # Install the bare necessary files so that the "emerge" command works
   sudo cp ${root_dev_dir}/etc/make.globals ${ROOT_FS_DIR}/etc/
+  sudo sed -i s,/usr/bin/wget,wget, ${ROOT_FS_DIR}/etc/make.globals
   sudo mkdir -p ${ROOT_FS_DIR}/etc/make.profile
 
   # Re-run ldconfig to fix /etc/ldconfig.so.cache.