diff --git a/resources/files/sysv-wrapper.sh b/resources/files/sysv-wrapper.sh
index 066e1e93e9..6f0dda05cd 100644
--- a/resources/files/sysv-wrapper.sh
+++ b/resources/files/sysv-wrapper.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+unset GEM_HOME
+unset GEM_PATH
+unset DLN_LIBRARY_PATH
+unset RUBYLIB
+unset RUBYLIB_PREFIX
+unset RUBYOPT
+unset RUBYPATH
+unset RUBYSHELL
+
 # We keep around any paths in LD_LIBRARY_PATH that start with /opt/rh/. Those paths are
 # from redhat software collections packages and are required for things like SCL python
 # to work. See PUP-8351.
@@ -10,14 +19,6 @@ end"
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby -e "$STRIP_LDLYP_COMMAND"`
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 unset LD_PRELOAD
-unset GEM_HOME
-unset GEM_PATH
-unset DLN_LIBRARY_PATH
-unset RUBYLIB
-unset RUBYLIB_PREFIX
-unset RUBYOPT
-unset RUBYPATH
-unset RUBYSHELL
 
 # If $PATH does not match a regex for /opt/puppetlabs/bin
 if [ `expr "${PATH}" : '.*/opt/puppetlabs/bin'` -eq 0 ]; then