diff --git a/core/core-os-osx.el b/core/core-os-osx.el
index b9996a109..278a124b7 100644
--- a/core/core-os-osx.el
+++ b/core/core-os-osx.el
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@
 ;; fix emacs PATH on OSX (GUI only)
 (when window-system
   (setenv "SHELL" "/usr/local/bin/zsh")
-  (setenv "EMACS" "1") ; make sure the world knows
-  (setq exec-path (eval-when-compile
-                    (require 'exec-path-from-shell)
-                    (exec-path-from-shell-initialize)
-                    exec-path)))
+  ;; `exec-path-from-shell' is slow, so bring out the cache
+  (setq exec-path
+        (or (persistent-soft-fetch 'exec-path-env "osx")
+            (progn
+              (require 'exec-path-from-shell)
+              (exec-path-from-shell-initialize)
+              (persistent-soft-store 'exec-path-env exec-path "osx")
+              exec-path))))
 
 ;; OSX Related Plugins ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;