1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/utils_cmd.c b/lib/utils_cmd.c
index e10ab918..0c853dcc 100644
--- a/lib/utils_cmd.c
+++ b/lib/utils_cmd.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 # include <sys/wait.h>
 #endif
 
+/* used in _cmd_open to pass the environment to commands */
+extern char **environ;
+
 /** macros **/
 #ifndef WEXITSTATUS
 # define WEXITSTATUS(stat_val) ((unsigned)(stat_val) >> 8)
@@ -122,7 +125,6 @@ cmd_init (void)
 static int
 _cmd_open (char *const *argv, int *pfd, int *pfderr)
 {
-        char *env[2];
         pid_t pid;
 #ifdef RLIMIT_CORE
         struct rlimit limit;
@@ -137,8 +139,7 @@ _cmd_open (char *const *argv, int *pfd, int *pfderr)
         if (!_cmd_pids)
                 CMD_INIT;
 
-        env[0] = strdup ("LC_ALL=C");
-        env[1] = '\0';
+        setenv("LC_ALL", "C", 1);
 
         if (pipe (pfd) < 0 || pipe (pfderr) < 0 || (pid = fork ()) < 0)
                 return -1;                                                                      /* errno set by the failing function */
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ _cmd_open (char *const *argv, int *pfd, int *pfderr)
                         if (_cmd_pids[i] > 0)
                                 close (i);
 
-                execve (argv[0], argv, env);
+                execve (argv[0], argv, environ);
                 _exit (STATE_UNKNOWN);
         }