diff --git a/src/nix/shell.cc b/src/nix/shell.cc
index 0813d122c..8b9106171 100644
--- a/src/nix/shell.cc
+++ b/src/nix/shell.cc
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct Common : InstallableCommand
         "SHLVL",
         "TEMP",
         "TEMPDIR",
+        "TERM",
         "TMP",
         "TMPDIR",
         "TZ",