diff --git a/files/.profile b/files/.profile
index bbcb89e..92f1d2d 100644
--- a/files/.profile
+++ b/files/.profile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-# $HOME/bin
-#
-if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]; then
-	export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
-fi
+# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells.
+# This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login
+# exists.
 
 # redirect bash to .bashrc (for `screen`)
 if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
@@ -10,3 +8,8 @@ if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
 		. "$HOME/.bashrc"
 	fi
 fi
+
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]; then
+	export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi