diff --git a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.90.ebuild b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.90.ebuild
index aea3982875e26..b251388e08bc2 100644
--- a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.90.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.90.ebuild
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	# Disable the sandbox. For the unbelievers, see bug #131505
-	SANDBOX_ON=0 LD_PRELOAD="" emake
+	export SANDBOX_ON=0			# for the unbelievers, see Bug #131505
+	emake
 }
 
 src_install () {
diff --git a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.91.ebuild b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.91.ebuild
index aea3982875e26..b251388e08bc2 100644
--- a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.91.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.91.ebuild
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	# Disable the sandbox. For the unbelievers, see bug #131505
-	SANDBOX_ON=0 LD_PRELOAD="" emake
+	export SANDBOX_ON=0			# for the unbelievers, see Bug #131505
+	emake
 }
 
 src_install () {
diff --git a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.9999-r1.ebuild b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.9999-r1.ebuild
index aea3982875e26..b251388e08bc2 100644
--- a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.9999-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-26.0.9999-r1.ebuild
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	# Disable the sandbox. For the unbelievers, see bug #131505
-	SANDBOX_ON=0 LD_PRELOAD="" emake
+	export SANDBOX_ON=0			# for the unbelievers, see Bug #131505
+	emake
 }
 
 src_install () {
diff --git a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-27.0.9999.ebuild b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-27.0.9999.ebuild
index 9cc034479416e..ef040e969456c 100644
--- a/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-27.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/emacs-vcs/emacs-vcs-27.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	# Disable the sandbox. For the unbelievers, see bug #131505
-	SANDBOX_ON=0 LD_PRELOAD="" emake
+	export SANDBOX_ON=0			# for the unbelievers, see Bug #131505
+	emake
 }
 
 src_install () {