diff --git a/test/cctest/node_test_fixture.h b/test/cctest/node_test_fixture.h
index 7002f9856d833b..6d545fdc133677 100644
--- a/test/cctest/node_test_fixture.h
+++ b/test/cctest/node_test_fixture.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class NodeZeroIsolateTestFixture : public ::testing::Test {
 
   static void SetUpTestCase() {
     if (!node_initialized) {
+      uv_os_unsetenv("NODE_OPTIONS");
       node_initialized = true;
       int argc = 1;
       const char* argv0 = "cctest";