diff --git a/maven-core-it/maven-core-it.sh b/maven-core-it/maven-core-it.sh
index dfd4019283..396efabeac 100755
--- a/maven-core-it/maven-core-it.sh
+++ b/maven-core-it/maven-core-it.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "--debug" ]; then
   echo Debugging verifier on port 5005
 fi
 
-export MAVEN_TEST_ENVAR=MAVEN_TEST_ENVAR_VALUE
+MAVEN_TEST_ENVAR=MAVEN_TEST_ENVAR_VALUE; export MAVEN_TEST_ENVAR
 
 java "$jvm_m2_home" $opts -cp "$cp" $verifier $@