diff --git a/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh b/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
index 923c76bcd8..34149c1a36 100755
--- a/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
+++ b/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ fi
 # sanity check for CWD in LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 # try not to rely on egrep..
 if test -n "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ; then
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep 'TRiGGER_start:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':TRiGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep '::' >/dev/null 2>&1
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':\.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep 'TRiGGER_start\.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':\.TRiGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep 'TRiGGER_start\.TRiGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1
 	if test $? = 0; then
 		/bin/echo -e "\nYou seem to have the current working directory in your"
 		/bin/echo -e "LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. This doesn't work.\n"
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ if test -n "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" ; then
 	fi
 fi;
 
+# sanity check for CWD in PATH. Having the current working directory
+# in the PATH makes the toolchain build process break.
+# try not to rely on egrep..
+if test -n "$PATH" ; then
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':\.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep 'TRiGGER_start\.:' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep ':\.TRiGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+	/bin/echo TRiGGER_start"$PATH"TRiGGER_end | /bin/grep 'TRIGGER_start\.TRIGGER_end' >/dev/null 2>&1
+	if test $? = 0; then
+		/bin/echo -e "\nYou seem to have the current working directory in your"
+		/bin/echo -e "PATH environment variable. This doesn't work.\n"
+		exit 1;
+	fi
+fi;
+
 # Verify that which is installed
 if ! which which > /dev/null ; then
 	/bin/echo -e "\nYou must install 'which' on your build machine\n";