diff --git a/test/lit.cfg b/test/lit.cfg
index 8cac70321fcce..a0c755ed1b3cf 100644
--- a/test/lit.cfg
+++ b/test/lit.cfg
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ elif platform.system() == 'Darwin':
     if not llvm_libs_dir:
         lit_config.fatal('No LLVM libs dir set.')
     lto_flags = "-Xlinker -lto_library -Xlinker %s/libLTO.dylib" % llvm_libs_dir
-    use_just_built_liblto = "LIBLTO_PATH=%s/libLTO.dylib" % llvm_libs_dir
+    use_just_built_liblto = "env LIBLTO_PATH=%s/libLTO.dylib" % llvm_libs_dir
 
 config.substitutions.append( ('%lto_flags', lto_flags) )
 config.substitutions.append( ('%use_just_built_liblto', use_just_built_liblto) )