diff --git a/spectrum/src/main.cpp b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
index 1665969a81a1cdeab0b2b2fe3577a3e771896a3a..bc35e2e2b799682fb8a44d8355d5d4a84a287814 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include "libgen.h"
+#include <malloc.h>
 #else
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
@@ -125,8 +126,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	std::string jid;
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-	putenv("MALLOC_CHECK_=2");
-	putenv("MALLOC_PERTURB_=B");
+#ifndef WIN32
+	mallopt(M_CHECK_ACTION, 2);
+	mallopt(M_PERTURB, 0xb);
+#endif
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 	if (signal(SIGINT, spectrum_sigint_handler) == SIG_ERR) {