diff --git a/weblate/vcs/base.py b/weblate/vcs/base.py
index f0fd60d462d5..edd54c113b6d 100644
--- a/weblate/vcs/base.py
+++ b/weblate/vcs/base.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def _getenv(environment: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> dict[str, str]:
             # Avoid Git traversing outside the data dir
             "GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES": data_path("vcs").as_posix(),
             # Use ssh wrapper
-            "GIT_SSH": SSH_WRAPPER.filename.as_posix(),
+            "GIT_SSH_COMMAND": SSH_WRAPPER.filename.as_posix(),
             "SVN_SSH": SSH_WRAPPER.filename.as_posix(),
         }
         if environment: