--- putenv.c.orig	2013-02-19 16:45:43.140742191 -0500
+++ putenv.c	2013-02-19 17:00:49.050295109 -0500
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 #if HAVE__PUTENV
   {
+    int putenv_result, putenv_errno;
     char *name_ = malloc (len + 2);
     memcpy (name_, name, len);
     name_[len] = '=';
@@ -190,7 +191,13 @@
 #endif
     }
   else
-    *ep = string;
+    {
+#ifdef HAVE__PUTENV
+      _putenv (string);
+#else
+      *ep = string;
+#endif
+    }
 
   return 0;
 }