diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1ede32d7..1f558d5e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: ~/repo
     environment:
       LEIN_ROOT: "true"
-      GRAALVM_HOME: /home/circleci/graalvm-ce-java11-21.2.0
       BABASHKA_PLATFORM: linux # used in release script
       BABASHKA_TEST_ENV: native
       BABASHKA_XMX: "-J-Xmx6500m"
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: ~/repo
     environment:
       LEIN_ROOT: "true"
-      GRAALVM_HOME: /home/circleci/graalvm-ce-java11-21.2.0
       BABASHKA_PLATFORM: linux # used in release script
       BABASHKA_TEST_ENV: native
       BABASHKA_STATIC: "true"
@@ -203,7 +201,6 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: ~/repo
     environment:
       LEIN_ROOT: "true"
-      GRAALVM_HOME: /home/circleci/graalvm-ce-java11-21.2.0
       BABASHKA_PLATFORM: linux # used in release script
       BABASHKA_ARCH: aarch64
       BABASHKA_TEST_ENV: native
@@ -274,7 +271,6 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: ~/repo
     environment:
       LEIN_ROOT: "true"
-      GRAALVM_HOME: /home/circleci/graalvm-ce-java11-21.2.0
       BABASHKA_PLATFORM: linux # used in release script
       BABASHKA_ARCH: aarch64
       BABASHKA_TEST_ENV: native
diff --git a/script/download-graalvm b/script/download-graalvm
index 290167c4..37898e82 100755
--- a/script/download-graalvm
+++ b/script/download-graalvm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-GRAALVM_VERSION="${GRAALVM_VERSION:-21.2.0}"
+export GRAALVM_VERSION="${GRAALVM_VERSION:-21.2.0}"
+export GRAALVM_HOME="$PWD"
 
 if ! [ -d "graalvm-ce-java11-$GRAALVM_VERSION" ]; then
 	echo "Downloading GraalVM $GRAALVM_VERSION on '$PWD'..."