diff --git a/scripts/release_linux.sh b/scripts/release_linux.sh
index 6b3965878c..8e92b364ad 100755
--- a/scripts/release_linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/release_linux.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 #destdir=`readlink -f "$1"`
 
+export CPATH=
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
+
 function check_symbols
 {
   for sym in `nm $1 | grep $2_`