diff --git a/.zprofile b/.zprofile
index e7cf827..3cf7c67 100644
--- a/.zprofile
+++ b/.zprofile
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
     PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 fi
 
+# set PATH so it includes user's .cargo/bin
+if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
 # autoloads
 if [ -f "$HOME/.autoload" ] ; then
     . ~/.aliases
 fi
-
-export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"