diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index fc50f58..e00d5b6 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ class DotnetCoreInstaller {
             }
             else if (IS_LINUX) {
                 core.exportVariable('DOTNET_ROOT', DotnetCoreInstaller.installationDirectoryLinux);
+                core.addPath(DotnetCoreInstaller.installationDirectoryLinux);
             }
             else {
                 // This is the default set in install-dotnet.sh
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 6846ead..5f77618 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ export class DotnetCoreInstaller {
           'DOTNET_ROOT',
           DotnetCoreInstaller.installationDirectoryLinux
         );
+        core.addPath(DotnetCoreInstaller.installationDirectoryLinux);
       } else {
         // This is the default set in install-dotnet.sh
         core.addPath(path.join(process.env['HOME'] + '', '.dotnet'));