2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/appletlib.c b/libbb/appletlib.c
index f0ed85215..6c0be4a83 100644
--- a/libbb/appletlib.c
+++ b/libbb/appletlib.c
@@ -1248,9 +1248,6 @@ int main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         /* Ignore critical errors, such as calling GetVolumeInformation() on
          * a floppy or CDROM drive with no media. */
         SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS);
-# ifdef _UCRT
-        SetEnvironmentVariable("BB_HELLO", "world");
-# endif
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR)
diff --git a/win32/process.c b/win32/process.c
index 812e259f4..137cb6a39 100644
--- a/win32/process.c
+++ b/win32/process.c
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ spawnveq(int mode, const char *path, char *const *argv, char *const *env)
                 new_path = xasprintf("%s.", path);
         }
 
+#if defined(_UCRT)
+        if (env) {
+                char buffer[64];
+
+                sprintf(buffer, "BB_HELLO_%d", getpid());
+                SetEnvironmentVariable(buffer, "1");
+        }
+#endif
         errno = 0;
         ret = spawnve(mode, new_path ? new_path : path, new_argv, env);