diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/plugin-lib/buildebpfPlugin.py b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/plugin-lib/buildebpfPlugin.py
index e98c36750fae..d34fe06268d2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/plugin-lib/buildebpfPlugin.py
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/plugin-lib/buildebpfPlugin.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class SubPlugin(TdcPlugin):
             shell=True,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-            env=ENVIR)
+            env=os.environ.copy())
         (rawout, serr) = proc.communicate()
 
         if proc.returncode != 0 and len(serr) > 0: