diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/diagnostic.rb b/Library/Homebrew/diagnostic.rb
index 53475f3dab..cdf37ee2fe 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/diagnostic.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/diagnostic.rb
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ module Homebrew
         scripts = []
 
         whitelist = %W[
+          /bin /sbin
           /usr/bin /usr/sbin
           /usr/X11/bin /usr/X11R6/bin /opt/X11/bin
           #{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/bin #{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/sbin