diff --git a/autorun.sh b/autorun.sh
index 26a594ce5..0e5c4c3de 100755
--- a/autorun.sh
+++ b/autorun.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ cat "$conf"
 
 # Runs agent scripts
 $rootdir/autobuild.sh "$conf"
-sudo WITH_DPDK_DIR="$WITH_DPDK_DIR" $rootdir/autotest.sh "$conf"
+sudo -E WITH_DPDK_DIR="$WITH_DPDK_DIR" $rootdir/autotest.sh "$conf"
 $rootdir/autopackage.sh "$conf"