diff --git a/internal/nbdkit/builder.go b/internal/nbdkit/builder.go
index 890a858..d73f820 100644
--- a/internal/nbdkit/builder.go
+++ b/internal/nbdkit/builder.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ func (b *NbdkitBuilder) Build() (*NbdkitServer, error) {
 	socket := fmt.Sprintf("%s/nbdkit.sock", tmp)
 	pidFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/nbdkit.pid", tmp)
 
-	os.Setenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", "/usr/lib64/vmware-vix-disklib/lib64")
 	cmd := exec.Command(
 		"nbdkit",
 		"--exit-with-parent",
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ func (b *NbdkitBuilder) Build() (*NbdkitServer, error) {
 		"transports=file:nbdssl:nbd",
 		b.filename,
 	)
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib64/vmware-vix-disklib/lib64")
 
 	return &NbdkitServer{
 		cmd:     cmd,