diff --git a/src/compiler/c.rs b/src/compiler/c.rs
index 134bfb38e..8e390216c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/c.rs
+++ b/src/compiler/c.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ impl<T: CommandCreatorSync, I: CCompilerImpl> Compiler<T> for CCompiler<I> {
     #[cfg(feature = "dist-client")]
     fn get_toolchain_packager(&self) -> Box<dyn pkg::ToolchainPackager> {
         Box::new(CToolchainPackager {
+            env_vars: vec![],
             executable: self.executable.clone(),
             kind: self.compiler.kind(),
         })
@@ -1190,6 +1191,7 @@ impl<T: CommandCreatorSync, I: CCompilerImpl> Compilation<T> for CCompilation<I>
             preprocessed_input,
             executable,
             compiler,
+            env_vars,
             ..
         } = *self;
         trace!("Dist inputs: {:?}", parsed_args.input);
@@ -1203,6 +1205,7 @@ impl<T: CommandCreatorSync, I: CCompilerImpl> Compilation<T> for CCompilation<I>
             extra_hash_files: parsed_args.extra_hash_files,
         });
         let toolchain_packager = Box::new(CToolchainPackager {
+            env_vars,
             executable,
             kind: compiler.kind(),
         });
@@ -1299,6 +1302,7 @@ impl pkg::InputsPackager for CInputsPackager {
 #[cfg(feature = "dist-client")]
 #[allow(unused)]
 struct CToolchainPackager {
+    env_vars: Vec<(OsString, OsString)>,
     executable: PathBuf,
     kind: CCompilerKind,
 }
@@ -1315,7 +1319,7 @@ impl pkg::ToolchainPackager for CToolchainPackager {
         debug!("Generating toolchain {}", self.executable.display());
         let mut package_builder = pkg::ToolchainPackageBuilder::new();
         package_builder.add_common()?;
-        package_builder.add_executable_and_deps(self.executable.clone())?;
+        package_builder.add_executable_and_deps(&self.env_vars, self.executable.clone())?;
 
         // Helper to use -print-file-name and -print-prog-name to look up
         // files by path.
@@ -1356,7 +1360,7 @@ impl pkg::ToolchainPackager for CToolchainPackager {
         let add_named_prog =
             |builder: &mut pkg::ToolchainPackageBuilder, name: &str| -> Result<()> {
                 if let Some(path) = named_file("prog", name) {
-                    builder.add_executable_and_deps(path)?;
+                    builder.add_executable_and_deps(&self.env_vars, path)?;
                 }
                 Ok(())
             };
diff --git a/src/compiler/rust.rs b/src/compiler/rust.rs
index 6c0a33755..b9869c944 100644
--- a/src/compiler/rust.rs
+++ b/src/compiler/rust.rs
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ impl pkg::ToolchainPackager for RustToolchainPackager {
 
         let bins_path = sysroot.join(BINS_DIR);
         let sysroot_executable = bins_path.join("rustc").with_extension(EXE_EXTENSION);
-        package_builder.add_executable_and_deps(sysroot_executable)?;
+        package_builder.add_executable_and_deps(&[], sysroot_executable)?;
 
         package_builder.add_dir_contents(&bins_path)?;
         if BINS_DIR != LIBS_DIR {
diff --git a/src/dist/pkg.rs b/src/dist/pkg.rs
index 2e6670443..355479c54 100644
--- a/src/dist/pkg.rs
+++ b/src/dist/pkg.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ mod toolchain_imp {
     use super::SimplifyPath;
     use fs_err as fs;
     use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+    use std::ffi::OsString;
     use std::io::{Read, Write};
     use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
     use std::process;
@@ -97,7 +98,11 @@ mod toolchain_imp {
             self.add_dir(PathBuf::from("/tmp"))
         }
 
-        pub fn add_executable_and_deps(&mut self, executable: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        pub fn add_executable_and_deps(
+            &mut self,
+            env_vars: &[(OsString, OsString)],
+            executable: PathBuf,
+        ) -> Result<()> {
             let mut remaining = vec![executable];
             while let Some(obj_path) = remaining.pop() {
                 assert!(obj_path.is_absolute());
@@ -110,10 +115,11 @@ mod toolchain_imp {
                 if self.file_set.contains_key(&tar_path) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                let ldd_libraries = find_ldd_libraries(&obj_path).with_context(|| {
+                let ldd_libraries = find_ldd_libraries(env_vars, &obj_path).with_context(|| {
                     format!("Failed to analyse {} with ldd", obj_path.display())
                 })?;
                 remaining.extend(ldd_libraries);
+                trace!("add_executable_and_deps {}", obj_path.display());
                 self.file_set.insert(tar_path, obj_path);
             }
             Ok(())
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ mod toolchain_imp {
             {
                 return Ok(());
             }
+            trace!("add_dir {}", dir_path.display());
             let tar_path = self.tarify_path(&dir_path)?;
             self.dir_set.insert(tar_path, dir_path);
             Ok(())
@@ -148,6 +155,7 @@ mod toolchain_imp {
                     file_path.to_string_lossy()
                 ))
             }
+            trace!("add_file {}", file_path.display());
             let tar_path = self.tarify_path(&file_path)?;
             self.file_set.insert(tar_path, file_path);
             Ok(())
@@ -252,12 +260,18 @@ mod toolchain_imp {
     // - static + non-PIE = ET_EXEC, ldd stderrs something like "\tnot a dynamic executable" or
     //   "ldd: a.out: Not a valid dynamic program" and exits with code 1
     //
-    fn find_ldd_libraries(executable: &Path) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+    fn find_ldd_libraries(
+        env_vars: &[(OsString, OsString)],
+        executable: &Path,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
         let process::Output {
             status,
             stdout,
             stderr,
-        } = process::Command::new("ldd").arg(executable).output()?;
+        } = process::Command::new("ldd")
+            .envs(env_vars.to_vec())
+            .arg(executable)
+            .output()?;
 
         // Not a file ldd can handle. This can be a non-executable, or a static non-PIE
         if !status.success() {