diff --git a/helpers/wayland_wrapper/kwin_wrapper.c b/helpers/wayland_wrapper/kwin_wrapper.c
index 9e2ae9bb97..3dc76934df 100644
--- a/helpers/wayland_wrapper/kwin_wrapper.c
+++ b/helpers/wayland_wrapper/kwin_wrapper.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pid_t launch_kwin(struct wl_socket *socket, int argc, char **argv)
 
         args[pos++] = NULL;
 
-        execvpe("kwin_wayland", args, environ);
+        execvp("kwin_wayland", args);
         free(args);
         exit(127); /* if exec fails */
     } else {