diff --git a/plugins/sh/src/com/intellij/sh/run/ShRunConfigurationProfileState.java b/plugins/sh/src/com/intellij/sh/run/ShRunConfigurationProfileState.java
index 3eec60257fdb..7212c09b057a 100644
--- a/plugins/sh/src/com/intellij/sh/run/ShRunConfigurationProfileState.java
+++ b/plugins/sh/src/com/intellij/sh/run/ShRunConfigurationProfileState.java
@@ -209,9 +209,12 @@ final class ShRunConfigurationProfileState implements RunProfileState {
         String escapedValue = StringUtil.escapeQuotes(value);
         quotedString = StringUtil.containsWhitespaces(value) ? StringUtil.QUOTER.apply(escapedValue) : escapedValue;
       }
-      if (endWithSemicolon && index == envs.size() - 1) {
-        commandLine.add(key + "=" + quotedString + ";");
-      } else {
+      if (endWithSemicolon) {
+        String semicolon = "";
+        if (index == envs.size() - 1) semicolon = ";";
+        commandLine.add("export " + key + "=" + quotedString + semicolon);
+      }
+      else {
         commandLine.add(key + "=" + quotedString);
       }
       index++;