--- a/make-rules/shared-macros.mk	Tue Oct 21 02:05:30 2014 -0700
+++ b/make-rules/shared-macros.mk	Tue Oct 21 12:20:30 2014 -0700
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@
 $(BUILD_DIR_32)/.tested:       BITS=32
 $(BUILD_DIR_64)/.tested:       BITS=64
 
+# set the default env command to use for test of the component
+COMPONENT_TEST_ENV_CMD =        $(ENV)
+
 # set the default command to use for test of the component
 COMPONENT_TEST_CMD =		$(GMAKE)