diff --git a/bin/libbfa.sh b/bin/libbfa.sh
index b7a3487525b18d2daf7586a80092aef38ea0fcbd..2490830c885356cc8d41d905e81b5590c0e08adf 100644
--- a/bin/libbfa.sh
+++ b/bin/libbfa.sh
@@ -198,6 +198,6 @@ function bfainit
 
 if [ -z "$SOURCED_BFAINIT_SH" ]
 then
-    SOURCED_BFAINIT_SH=yes
+    export SOURCED_BFAINIT_SH=yes
     bfainit
 fi