diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring
index c9aec1e479..c13b79b31b 100755
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/executablecontent/bin/spring
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if [ -z "${SPRING_HOME}" ]; then
     done
     SAVED="`pwd`"
     cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/../" >&-
-    SPRING_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+    export SPRING_HOME="`pwd -P`"
     cd "$SAVED" >&-
 fi