diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 907ff1f8..bdc1c098 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ 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"
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ 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"
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ 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
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ 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 37898e82..290167c4 100755
--- a/script/download-graalvm
+++ b/script/download-graalvm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-export GRAALVM_VERSION="${GRAALVM_VERSION:-21.2.0}"
-export GRAALVM_HOME="$PWD"
+GRAALVM_VERSION="${GRAALVM_VERSION:-21.2.0}"
 
 if ! [ -d "graalvm-ce-java11-$GRAALVM_VERSION" ]; then
 	echo "Downloading GraalVM $GRAALVM_VERSION on '$PWD'..."