diff --git a/package/linux/dfhack b/package/linux/dfhack
index 011df22eb..68de25245 100755
--- a/package/linux/dfhack
+++ b/package/linux/dfhack
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ setarch_arch=$(cat hack/dfhack_setarch.txt || printf i386)
 case "$1" in
   -g | --gdb)
     shift
-    echo "set environment LD_PRELOAD=\"$PRELOAD_LIB\"" > gdbcmd.tmp
-    echo "set environment MALLOC_PERTURB_=45" >> gdbcmd.tmp
+    echo "set environment LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH" > gdbcmd.tmp
+    echo "set environment LD_PRELOAD $PRELOAD_LIB" >> gdbcmd.tmp
+    echo "set environment MALLOC_PERTURB_ 45" >> gdbcmd.tmp
+    echo "set startup-with-shell off" >> gdbcmd.tmp
     gdb $DF_GDB_OPTS -x gdbcmd.tmp ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress "$@"
     rm gdbcmd.tmp
     ret=$?