diff --git a/Ports/.strip_env.sh b/Ports/.strip_env.sh
index 168c487196..011bce4fa9 100755
--- a/Ports/.strip_env.sh
+++ b/Ports/.strip_env.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ exec env -i SERENITY_STRIPPED_ENV=1 \
     USER="${USER}" \
     TERM="${TERM}" \
     PATH="${PATH}" \
+    EDITOR="${EDITOR:-}" \
     MAKEJOBS="${MAKEJOBS:-}" \
     IN_SERENITY_PORT_DEV="${IN_SERENITY_PORT_DEV:-}" \
     SERENITY_ARCH="${SERENITY_ARCH:-}" \