1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index c5d25a4b9..6395cf230 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ char *enter_repo(char *path, int strict)
 
 	if (access("objects", X_OK) == 0 && access("refs", X_OK) == 0 &&
 	    validate_headref("HEAD") == 0) {
-		putenv("GIT_DIR=.");
+		setenv("GIT_DIR", ".", 1);
 		check_repository_format();
 		return path;
 	}