diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/install.bat b/src/tools/msvc/install.bat
index 8c5fb1dccba..1d2ab9c9b0a 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/install.bat
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/install.bat
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exit /b 1
 SETLOCAL
 
 IF NOT EXIST buildenv.pl goto nobuildenv
-perl -e "require 'buildenv.pl'; while(($k,$v) = each %ENV) { print qq[\@SET $k=$v\n]; }" > bldenv.bat
+perl -e "require 'buildenv.pl'; while(($k,$v) = each %%ENV) { print qq[\@SET $k=$v\n]; }" > bldenv.bat
 CALL bldenv.bat
 del bldenv.bat
 :nobuildenv 
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/pgbison.bat b/src/tools/msvc/pgbison.bat
index e67b8fcf19d..c5d355e5abd 100755
--- a/src/tools/msvc/pgbison.bat
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/pgbison.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 REM src/tools/msvc/pgbison.bat
 
 IF NOT EXIST src\tools\msvc\buildenv.pl goto nobuildenv
-perl -e "require 'src/tools/msvc/buildenv.pl'; while(($k,$v) = each %ENV) { print qq[\@SET $k=$v\n]; }" > bldenv.bat
+perl -e "require 'src/tools/msvc/buildenv.pl'; while(($k,$v) = each %%ENV) { print qq[\@SET $k=$v\n]; }" > bldenv.bat
 CALL bldenv.bat
 del bldenv.bat
 :nobuildenv 
diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/pgflex.bat b/src/tools/msvc/pgflex.bat
index 75f4eb9dfe9..e26724cc5f0 100755
--- a/src/tools/msvc/pgflex.bat
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/pgflex.bat
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ REM silence flex bleatings about file path style
 SET CYGWIN=nodosfilewarning
 
 IF NOT EXIST src\tools\msvc\buildenv.pl goto nobuildenv
-perl -e "require 'src/tools/msvc/buildenv.pl'; while(($k,$v) = each %ENV) { print qq[\@SET $k=$v\n]; }" > bldenv.bat
+perl -e "require 'src/tools/msvc/buildenv.pl'; while(($k,$v) = each %%ENV) { print qq[\@SET $k=$v\n]; }" > bldenv.bat
 CALL bldenv.bat
 del bldenv.bat
 :nobuildenv