diff --git a/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh b/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
index 2d019969af77..e6b6d7e3d2c8 100755
--- a/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
+++ b/bin/scripts/unix/idea.sh
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ if [ -n "$@@product_uc@@_CLASSPATH" ]; then
 fi
 export CLASSPATH
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$IDE_BIN_HOME:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$IDE_BIN_HOME:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Run the IDE.