diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index 6532d10..5fdb96c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ FILESPATH = "${@base_set_filespath([ "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${PF}", "${FILE_DIRNAME}/$
 # in the context of the location its used (:=)
 THISDIR = "${@os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True))}"
 
+def extra_path_elements(d):
+    path = ""
+    elements = (d.getVar('EXTRANATIVEPATH', True) or "").split()
+    for e in elements:
+        path = path + "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/" + e + ":"
+    return path
+
+PATH_prepend = "${@extra_path_elements(d)}"
+
 addtask fetch
 do_fetch[dirs] = "${DL_DIR}"
 do_fetch[file-checksums] = "${@bb.fetch.get_checksum_file_list(d)}"
diff --git a/meta/classes/gzipnative.bbclass b/meta/classes/gzipnative.bbclass
index 4a41143..007e32c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/gzipnative.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/gzipnative.bbclass
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-PATH_prepend = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/pigz-native:${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/gzip-native:"
+EXTRANATIVEPATH += "pigz-native gzip-native"
 DEPENDS += "gzip-native"
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/perlnative.bbclass b/meta/classes/perlnative.bbclass
index 2211b72..cc8de8b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/perlnative.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/perlnative.bbclass
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-PATH_prepend = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native:"
+EXTRANATIVEPATH += "perl-native"
 DEPENDS += "perl-native"
 OECMAKE_PERLNATIVE_DIR = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/perl-native"
diff --git a/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass b/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass
index bc346da..7886207 100644
--- a/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/pythonnative.bbclass
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 PYTHON="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python"
-PATH_prepend = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native:"
+EXTRANATIVEPATH += "python-native"
 DEPENDS += " python-native "