diff --git a/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/default_options.sh b/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/default_options.sh
index 8571fc0e6a1..5dc9894efee 100644
--- a/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/default_options.sh
+++ b/jdk/test/sun/security/tools/keytool/default_options.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ JARSIGNER="$TESTJAVA/bin/jarsigner ${TESTTOOLVMOPTS}"
 
 rm $KS 2> /dev/null
 
-export PASS=changeit
+PASS=changeit
+export PASS
 
 # keytool