diff --git a/bin/ebuild.sh b/bin/ebuild.sh
index 226b9f6..f39e536 100755
--- a/bin/ebuild.sh
+++ b/bin/ebuild.sh
@@ -578,19 +578,11 @@
 
 		if [[ $EBUILD_PHASE != depend ]] ; then
 
-			_eprefix=${EPREFIX}
-			case "$EAPI" in 0|1|2) _eprefix= ;; esac
-			# Use default ABI libdir in accordance with bug #355283.
-			x=LIBDIR_${DEFAULT_ABI}
-			[[ -n $DEFAULT_ABI && -n ${!x} ]] && x=${!x} || x=lib
-
 			if has distcc $FEATURES ; then
-				PATH="${_eprefix}/usr/$x/distcc/bin:$PATH"
 				[[ -n $DISTCC_LOG ]] && addwrite "${DISTCC_LOG%/*}"
 			fi
 
 			if has ccache $FEATURES ; then
-				PATH="${_eprefix}/usr/$x/ccache/bin:$PATH"
 
 				if [[ -n $CCACHE_DIR ]] ; then
 					addread "$CCACHE_DIR"
@@ -600,8 +592,6 @@
 				[[ -n $CCACHE_SIZE ]] && ccache -M $CCACHE_SIZE &> /dev/null
 			fi
 
-			unset x _eprefix
-
 			if [[ -n $QA_PREBUILT ]] ; then
 
 				# these ones support fnmatch patterns
diff --git a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py
index 3b72807..bdfcbcc 100644
--- a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py
+++ b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py
@@ -372,6 +372,26 @@
 
 	_doebuild_path(mysettings, eapi=eapi)
 
+	if mydo != "depend":
+		ccache = "ccache" in mysettings.features
+		distcc = "distcc" in mysettings.features
+		if ccache or distcc:
+			# Use default ABI libdir in accordance with bug #355283.
+			libdir = None
+			default_abi = mysettings.get("DEFAULT_ABI")
+			if default_abi:
+				libdir = mysettings.get("LIBDIR_" + default_abi)
+			if not libdir:
+				libdir = "lib"
+
+			if distcc:
+				mysettings["PATH"] = os.path.join(os.sep, eprefix_lstrip,
+					 "usr", libdir, "distcc", "bin") + ":" + mysettings["PATH"]
+
+			if ccache:
+				mysettings["PATH"] = os.path.join(os.sep, eprefix_lstrip,
+					 "usr", libdir, "ccache", "bin") + ":" + mysettings["PATH"]
+
 	if not eapi_exports_KV(eapi):
 		# Discard KV for EAPIs that don't support it. Cache KV is restored
 		# from the backupenv whenever config.reset() is called.