diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/stdlib/env.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/stdlib/env.c
index e322b12122..4a7d6a7a68 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/stdlib/env.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/stdlib/env.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ copy_environ_to_heap_if_needed(void)
 	newEnv[i] = NULL;
 		// null terminate the array
 
+	environ = newEnv;
 	sCopied = true;
 	return B_OK;
 }