diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1bf9cc86ff..ad8153d647 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ git-annex (6.20180410) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Fix build with yesod 1.6.
   * Clean up some build warnings with newer versions of ghc and haskell
     libraries.
+  * runshell: Unset LD_PRELOAD since preloaded libraries from the host
+    system may not get along with the bundled linker.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:03:28 -0400
 
diff --git a/standalone/linux/skel/runshell b/standalone/linux/skel/runshell
index 4b586d5fdf..dc0a2b64fd 100755
--- a/standalone/linux/skel/runshell
+++ b/standalone/linux/skel/runshell
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export ORIG_LOCPATH
 LOCPATH="$base/locales"
 export LOCPATH
 
+# LD_PRELOAD may interact badly with the bundled libc and other libraries,
+# which may have a different subarchitecture than the preloaded library.
+unset LD_PRELOAD
+
 # Generate locale definition files for the locales in use,
 # using the localedef and locale files from the bundle.
 # Currently only utf-8 locales are handled.