diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/tests/ld_library_pathfds.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/tests/ld_library_pathfds.c
index b8ef31ee8f2b..11008945b7ed 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/tests/ld_library_pathfds.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/tests/ld_library_pathfds.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(bad_library_directories, tc)
 	char *pathfds;
 
 	setup(&files, tc);
-	ATF_REQUIRE(asprintf(&pathfds, "::", files.etc) > 0);
+	ATF_REQUIRE(asprintf(&pathfds, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH_FDS=::") > 0);
 
 	expect_missing_library(files.binary, pathfds);
 }