diff --git a/usr/src/lib/brand/lx/lx_init/lxinit.c b/usr/src/lib/brand/lx/lx_init/lxinit.c
index 5f98d4598e40..57fbabdfbd23 100644
--- a/usr/src/lib/brand/lx/lx_init/lxinit.c
+++ b/usr/src/lib/brand/lx/lx_init/lxinit.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static void
 lxi_init_exec(char **argv)
 {
 	const char *cmd = "/sbin/init";
-	char *const envp[] = { "container=zone", NULL };
+	char *const envp[] = { "container=lxc-smartos", NULL };
 	int e;
 
 	argv[0] = "init";