diff --git a/src/common/common_init.cc b/src/common/common_init.cc
index 4a8fee28eb2..f634247f8cb 100644
--- a/src/common/common_init.cc
+++ b/src/common/common_init.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void common_init(std::vector<const char*>& args, const char *module_type, bool i
     sprintf(val, "%i", g_conf.profiler_allocation_interval);
     setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_ALLOCATION_INTERVAL", val, g_conf.profiler_allocation_interval);
     sprintf(val, "%i", g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
-    setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_INUSE_INTERVAL", "", g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
+    setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_INUSE_INTERVAL", val, g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
     generic_dout(0) << "turning on heap profiler with prefix " << profile_name << dendl;
     g_conf.profiler_start(profile_name);
     delete profile_name;
diff --git a/src/mds/MDS.cc b/src/mds/MDS.cc
index a3d5bcb081b..2c6cde34cda 100644
--- a/src/mds/MDS.cc
+++ b/src/mds/MDS.cc
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ void MDS::handle_command(MMonCommand *m)
     sprintf(val, "%i", g_conf.profiler_allocation_interval);
     setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_ALLOCATION_INTERVAL", val, g_conf.profiler_allocation_interval);
     sprintf(val, "%i", g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
-    setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_INUSE_INTERVAL", "", g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
+    setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_INUSE_INTERVAL", val, g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
     stringstream ss;
     ss << g_conf.name << " set heap variables from current config";
     logclient.log(LOG_INFO, ss);
diff --git a/src/osd/OSD.cc b/src/osd/OSD.cc
index 52cdab959df..122931af14c 100644
--- a/src/osd/OSD.cc
+++ b/src/osd/OSD.cc
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ void OSD::handle_command(MMonCommand *m)
     sprintf(val, "%i", g_conf.profiler_allocation_interval);
     setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_ALLOCATION_INTERVAL", val, g_conf.profiler_allocation_interval);
     sprintf(val, "%i", g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
-    setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_INUSE_INTERVAL", "", g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
+    setenv("HEAP_PROFILE_INUSE_INTERVAL", val, g_conf.profiler_highwater_interval);
     stringstream ss;
     ss << g_conf.name << " set heap variables from current config";
     logclient.log(LOG_INFO, ss);