diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp
index 3b250f2dfb4..a7e61a6dab4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static PackageOptions *createSeggerJLinkPackage()
                 Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix("JLink"),
                 "seggerJLink");
     result->setDownloadUrl("https://www.segger.com/downloads/jlink");
+    result->setEnvironmentVariableName("SEGGER_JLINK_SOFTWARE_AND_DOCUMENTATION_PATH");
     return result;
 }