diff --git a/runtime/utils.cc b/runtime/utils.cc
index 6a50b8e..0eb3a4d 100644
--- a/runtime/utils.cc
+++ b/runtime/utils.cc
@@ -1416,8 +1416,15 @@
     // change process groups, so we don't get reaped by ProcessManager
     setpgid(0, 0);
 
-    execv(program, &args[0]);
-    PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to execv(" << command_line << ")";
+    // (b/30160149): protect subprocesses from modifications to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, etc.
+    // Use the snapshot of the environment from the time the runtime was created.
+    char** envp = (Runtime::Current() == nullptr) ? nullptr : Runtime::Current()->GetEnvSnapshot();
+    if (envp == nullptr) {
+      execv(program, &args[0]);
+    } else {
+      execve(program, &args[0], envp);
+    }
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to execve(" << command_line << ")";
     // _exit to avoid atexit handlers in child.
     _exit(1);
   } else {