diff --git a/emacs.changes b/emacs.changes
index d22e56f..2832dbb 100644
--- a/emacs.changes
+++ b/emacs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 10 13:48:45 UTC 2022 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+
+- dbus-update-activation-environment handles only variables with
+  their names 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov  9 13:46:06 UTC 2022 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/emacs.sh b/emacs.sh
index 470eef4..75d2bd6 100644
--- a/emacs.sh
+++ b/emacs.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ if test -n "$dbusdaemon" ; then
 	dbusupdate=$(type -p dbus-update-activation-environment 2>/dev/null)
 	dbusstatus=$(systemctl --user is-active dbus.service 2>/dev/null)
 	if test -n "$dbusupdate" -a "$dbusstatus" != active ; then
-	    $dbusupdate --systemd DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/bus"
+	    export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/bus"
+	    $dbusupdate --systemd "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"
         fi
     fi
     unset dbuslaunch dbusdaemon