diff --git a/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go b/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go
index ea6acb6a1..d1a3758ad 100644
--- a/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go
+++ b/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go
@@ -811,6 +811,11 @@ func (s *Sandbox) createSandboxProcess(conf *config.Config, args *Args, startSyn
 	if !conf.TestOnlyAllowRunAsCurrentUserWithoutChroot {
 		// Setting cmd.Env = nil causes cmd to inherit the current process's env.
 		cmd.Env = []string{}
+		// runsc-race with glibc needs to disable rseq.
+		glibcTunables := os.Getenv("GLIBC_TUNABLES")
+		if glibcTunables != "" {
+			cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("GLIBC_TUNABLES=%s", glibcTunables))
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If there is a gofer, sends all socket ends to the sandbox.