diff --git a/tests/scripts/defines.sh b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
index 864692e605..81b6e9199c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/defines.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/defines.sh
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ ACLOUTMASTER=$DATADIR/acl.out.master
 REPLOUTMASTER=$DATADIR/repl.out.master
 MODSRCHFILTERS=$DATADIR/modify.search.filters
 # Just in case we linked the binaries dynamically
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/../libraries:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/../libraries:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} export LD_LIBRARY_PATH