diff --git a/direct/src/directscripts/profilepaths-osx.command b/direct/src/directscripts/profilepaths-osx.command
index 2004a4e4c9..14d4363715 100644
--- a/direct/src/directscripts/profilepaths-osx.command
+++ b/direct/src/directscripts/profilepaths-osx.command
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ then
     export PATH=$PANDA_PATH/bin:$PATH
     export PYTHONPATH=$PANDA_PATH/lib:$PYTHONPATH
     export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PANDA_PATH/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    export MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH=$PANDA_PATH/plugins:$MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH
+    export MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH=$PANDA_PATH/plugins:$MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH
 fi
 '