diff --git a/src/Cake.Core/Polyfill/ProcessHelper.cs b/src/Cake.Core/Polyfill/ProcessHelper.cs
index 299c3b0996..06006b1215 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Core/Polyfill/ProcessHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Core/Polyfill/ProcessHelper.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public static void SetEnvironmentVariable(ProcessStartInfo info, string key, str
             info.Environment[envKey] = value;
 #else
             var envKey = info.EnvironmentVariables.Keys.Cast<string>().FirstOrDefault(existingKey => StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase.Equals(existingKey, key)) ?? key;
-            info.EnvironmentVariables[key] = value;
+            info.EnvironmentVariables[envKey] = value;
 #endif
         }
     }