diff --git a/crates/util/src/shell_env.rs b/crates/util/src/shell_env.rs
index 2b1063316f..e5d6f1c0da 100644
--- a/crates/util/src/shell_env.rs
+++ b/crates/util/src/shell_env.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub fn capture(directory: &std::path::Path) -> Result<collections::HashMap<Strin
 
     let mut command_string = String::new();
     let mut command = std::process::Command::new(&shell_path);
+    command.env("ZED_CAPTURE_ENVIRONMENT", "1");
     // In some shells, file descriptors greater than 2 cannot be used in interactive mode,
     // so file descriptor 0 (stdin) is used instead. This impacts zsh, old bash; perhaps others.
     // See: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/pull/32136#issuecomment-2999645482