diff --git a/rc/fzf.kak b/rc/fzf.kak
index 0165e6b..45c97e3 100644
--- a/rc/fzf.kak
+++ b/rc/fzf.kak
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ define-command -hidden fzf -params 2..3 %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
     tmp=$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/kak-fzf.XXXXXX)
     shell=$(command -v sh)
     if [ ! -z "${kak_client_env_TMUX}" ]; then
-        cmd="export SHELL=$shell; $preview_pos $items_command | fzf-tmux -d $tmux_height $additional_flags > $tmp"
+        cmd="$preview_pos $items_command | fzf-tmux -d $tmux_height $additional_flags > $tmp"
     elif [ ! -z "${kak_opt_termcmd}" ]; then
         fzfcmd=$(mktemp ${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/kak-fzfcmd.XXXXXX)
         chmod 755 $fzfcmd
-        printf "%s\n" "export SHELL=$shell; cd $PWD && $preview_pos $items_command | fzf $additional_flags > $tmp" > $fzfcmd
+        printf "%s\n" "cd $PWD && $preview_pos $items_command | SHELL=$shell fzf $additional_flags > $tmp" > $fzfcmd
         cmd="$kak_opt_termcmd 'sh -c $fzfcmd'"
     else
         printf "%s\n" "fail %{termcmd option is not set}"