diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHost.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHost.cs
index 73707dd0ef..d12f4385ea 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHost.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHost.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
             {
                 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", pshome);
             }
-            else if (!path.StartsWith(pshome))
+            else if (!path.StartsWith(pshome, StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {
                 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", pshome + path);
             }