1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nix/run.cc b/src/nix/run.cc
index ade87e63a49c..d04e106e037b 100644
--- a/src/nix/run.cc
+++ b/src/nix/run.cc
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ using namespace nix;
 
 std::string chrootHelperName = "__run_in_chroot";
 
-extern char * * environ;
-
 struct CmdRun : InstallablesCommand
 {
     std::vector<std::string> command = { "bash" };
@@ -85,6 +83,10 @@ struct CmdRun : InstallablesCommand
                 "To run GNU Hello:",
                 "nix run nixpkgs.hello -c hello --greeting 'Hi everybody!'"
             },
+            Example{
+                "To run GNU Hello in a chroot store:",
+                "nix run --store ~/my-nix nixpkgs.hello -c hello"
+            },
         };
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ struct CmdRun : InstallablesCommand
                 if (s) kept[var] = s;
             }
 
-            environ = nullptr;
+            clearEnv();
 
             for (auto & var : kept)
                 setenv(var.first.c_str(), var.second.c_str(), 1);