diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 9be6f327e7..f1f817c906 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1048,7 +1048,8 @@ virCommandAddArgSet;
 virCommandAddEnvBuffer;
 virCommandAddEnvFormat;
 virCommandAddEnvPair;
-virCommandAddEnvPass;
+virCommandAddEnvPassAllowSUID;
+virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID;
 virCommandAddEnvPassCommon;
 virCommandAddEnvString;
 virCommandAllowCap;
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
index f088e8e51b..c51c4d5368 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ virLXCProcessBuildControllerCmd(virLXCDriverPtr driver,
     cmd = virCommandNew(vm->def->emulator);
 
     /* The controller may call ip command, so we have to retain PATH. */
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "PATH");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "PATH", "/bin:/usr/bin");
 
     virCommandAddEnvFormat(cmd, "LIBVIRT_DEBUG=%d",
                            virLogGetDefaultPriority());
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 814f368e06..63e235dd52 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -7141,7 +7141,7 @@ qemuBuildGraphicsVNCCommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
      * security issues and might not work when using VNC.
      */
     if (cfg->vncAllowHostAudio)
-        virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV");
+        virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV", NULL);
     else
         virCommandAddEnvString(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none");
 
@@ -7396,8 +7396,8 @@ qemuBuildGraphicsCommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
          * use QEMU's host audio drivers, possibly SDL too
          * User can set these two before starting libvirtd
          */
-        virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV");
-        virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "SDL_AUDIODRIVER");
+        virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV", NULL);
+        virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "SDL_AUDIODRIVER", NULL);
 
         /* New QEMU has this flag to let us explicitly ask for
          * SDL graphics. This is better than relying on the
@@ -7847,7 +7847,7 @@ qemuBuildCommandLine(virConnectPtr conn,
         virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-nographic");
 
         if (cfg->nogfxAllowHostAudio)
-            virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV");
+            virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV", NULL);
         else
             virCommandAddEnvString(cmd, "QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none");
     }
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
index 2e50f8ccaf..b2ebefec3b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetsocket.c
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ static int virNetSocketForkDaemon(const char *binary)
                                              NULL);
 
     virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(cmd);
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "XDG_CACHE_HOME");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "XDG_CONFIG_HOME");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "XDG_CACHE_HOME", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "XDG_CONFIG_HOME", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", NULL);
     virCommandClearCaps(cmd);
     virCommandDaemonize(cmd);
     ret = virCommandRun(cmd, NULL);
@@ -680,11 +680,11 @@ int virNetSocketNewConnectSSH(const char *nodename,
 
     cmd = virCommandNew(binary ? binary : "ssh");
     virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(cmd);
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "KRB5CCNAME");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "SSH_AUTH_SOCK");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "SSH_ASKPASS");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "DISPLAY");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "XAUTHORITY");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "KRB5CCNAME", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "SSH_AUTH_SOCK", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "SSH_ASKPASS", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "DISPLAY", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "XAUTHORITY", NULL);
     virCommandClearCaps(cmd);
 
     if (service)
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.c b/src/util/vircommand.c
index 7413269cb6..8dcf9e7252 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.c
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.c
@@ -1246,21 +1246,49 @@ virCommandAddEnvBuffer(virCommandPtr cmd, virBufferPtr buf)
 
 
 /**
- * virCommandAddEnvPass:
+ * virCommandAddEnvPassAllowSUID:
  * @cmd: the command to modify
  * @name: the name to look up in current environment
  *
  * Pass an environment variable to the child
  * using current process' value
+ *
+ * Allow to be passed even if setuid
  */
 void
-virCommandAddEnvPass(virCommandPtr cmd, const char *name)
+virCommandAddEnvPassAllowSUID(virCommandPtr cmd, const char *name)
 {
-    char *value;
+    const char *value;
     if (!cmd || cmd->has_error)
         return;
 
-    value = getenv(name);
+    value = virGetEnvAllowSUID(name);
+    if (value)
+        virCommandAddEnvPair(cmd, name, value);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID:
+ * @cmd: the command to modify
+ * @name: the name to look up in current environment
+ * @defvalue: value to return if running setuid, may be NULL
+ *
+ * Pass an environment variable to the child
+ * using current process' value.
+ *
+ * Do not pass if running setuid
+ */
+void
+virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(virCommandPtr cmd, const char *name, const char *defvalue)
+{
+    const char *value;
+    if (!cmd || cmd->has_error)
+        return;
+
+    value = virGetEnvBlockSUID(name);
+    if (!value)
+        value = defvalue;
     if (value)
         virCommandAddEnvPair(cmd, name, value);
 }
@@ -1286,13 +1314,13 @@ virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(virCommandPtr cmd)
 
     virCommandAddEnvPair(cmd, "LC_ALL", "C");
 
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "LD_PRELOAD");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "PATH");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "HOME");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "USER");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "LOGNAME");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "TMPDIR");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "LD_PRELOAD", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "PATH", "/bin:/usr/bin");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "HOME", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassAllowSUID(cmd, "USER");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassAllowSUID(cmd, "LOGNAME");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "TMPDIR", NULL);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/util/vircommand.h b/src/util/vircommand.h
index c619e0644f..e977f93ed7 100644
--- a/src/util/vircommand.h
+++ b/src/util/vircommand.h
@@ -99,8 +99,12 @@ void virCommandAddEnvString(virCommandPtr cmd,
 void virCommandAddEnvBuffer(virCommandPtr cmd,
                             virBufferPtr buf);
 
-void virCommandAddEnvPass(virCommandPtr cmd,
-                          const char *name) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
+void virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(virCommandPtr cmd,
+                                   const char *name,
+                                   const char *defvalue) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
+
+void virCommandAddEnvPassAllowSUID(virCommandPtr cmd,
+                                   const char *name) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
 void virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(virCommandPtr cmd);
 
diff --git a/tests/commandtest.c b/tests/commandtest.c
index 4780cf985f..08e9e21fc6 100644
--- a/tests/commandtest.c
+++ b/tests/commandtest.c
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ static int test6(const void *unused ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
     virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNew(abs_builddir "/commandhelper");
 
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "DISPLAY");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "DOESNOTEXIST");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "DISPLAY", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "DOESNOTEXIST", NULL);
 
     if (virCommandRun(cmd, NULL) < 0) {
         virErrorPtr err = virGetLastError();
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ static int test7(const void *unused ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
     virCommandPtr cmd = virCommandNew(abs_builddir "/commandhelper");
 
     virCommandAddEnvPassCommon(cmd);
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "DISPLAY");
-    virCommandAddEnvPass(cmd, "DOESNOTEXIST");
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "DISPLAY", NULL);
+    virCommandAddEnvPassBlockSUID(cmd, "DOESNOTEXIST", NULL);
 
     if (virCommandRun(cmd, NULL) < 0) {
         virErrorPtr err = virGetLastError();