diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index 9f769df..1511cfe 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -361,10 +361,7 @@
 			Labels:          map[string]string{"type": "tool", "name": "lint"},
 			ExecStrategy:    lintRBEExecStrategy(ctx),
 			ToolchainInputs: []string{config.JavaCmd(ctx).String()},
-			EnvironmentVariables: []string{
-				"LANG",
-			},
-			Platform: map[string]string{remoteexec.PoolKey: pool},
+			Platform:        map[string]string{remoteexec.PoolKey: pool},
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/remoteexec/remoteexec.go b/remoteexec/remoteexec.go
index ef4672a..9e7a0f1 100644
--- a/remoteexec/remoteexec.go
+++ b/remoteexec/remoteexec.go
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@
 )
 
 var (
-	defaultLabels       = map[string]string{"type": "tool"}
-	defaultExecStrategy = LocalExecStrategy
+	defaultLabels               = map[string]string{"type": "tool"}
+	defaultExecStrategy         = LocalExecStrategy
+	defaultEnvironmentVariables = []string{
+		// This is a subset of the allowlist in ui/build/ninja.go that makes sense remotely.
+		"LANG",
+		"LC_MESSAGES",
+		"PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE",
+	}
 )
 
 // REParams holds information pertinent to the remote execution of a rule.
@@ -149,8 +155,10 @@
 		args += " --toolchain_inputs=" + strings.Join(r.ToolchainInputs, ",")
 	}
 
-	if len(r.EnvironmentVariables) > 0 {
-		args += " --env_var_allowlist=" + strings.Join(r.EnvironmentVariables, ",")
+	envVarAllowlist := append(r.EnvironmentVariables, defaultEnvironmentVariables...)
+
+	if len(envVarAllowlist) > 0 {
+		args += " --env_var_allowlist=" + strings.Join(envVarAllowlist, ",")
 	}
 
 	return args + " -- "
diff --git a/remoteexec/remoteexec_test.go b/remoteexec/remoteexec_test.go
index b117b89..3686316 100644
--- a/remoteexec/remoteexec_test.go
+++ b/remoteexec/remoteexec_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 					PoolKey:           "default",
 				},
 			},
-			want: fmt.Sprintf("${android.RBEWrapper} --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=local --inputs=$in --output_files=$out -- ", DefaultImage),
+			want: fmt.Sprintf("${android.RBEWrapper} --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=local --inputs=$in --output_files=$out --env_var_allowlist=LANG,LC_MESSAGES,PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE -- ", DefaultImage),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "all params",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 					PoolKey:           "default",
 				},
 			},
-			want: fmt.Sprintf("${android.RBEWrapper} --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=remote --inputs=$in --input_list_paths=$out.rsp,out2.rsp --output_files=$out --toolchain_inputs=clang++ -- ", DefaultImage),
+			want: fmt.Sprintf("${android.RBEWrapper} --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=remote --inputs=$in --input_list_paths=$out.rsp,out2.rsp --output_files=$out --toolchain_inputs=clang++ --env_var_allowlist=LANG,LC_MESSAGES,PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE -- ", DefaultImage),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 			PoolKey:           "default",
 		},
 	}
-	want := fmt.Sprintf("prebuilts/remoteexecution-client/live/rewrapper --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=local --inputs=$in --output_files=$out -- ", DefaultImage)
+	want := fmt.Sprintf("prebuilts/remoteexecution-client/live/rewrapper --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=local --inputs=$in --output_files=$out --env_var_allowlist=LANG,LC_MESSAGES,PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE -- ", DefaultImage)
 	if got := params.NoVarTemplate(DefaultWrapperPath); got != want {
 		t.Errorf("NoVarTemplate() returned\n%s\nwant\n%s", got, want)
 	}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 			PoolKey:           "default",
 		},
 	}
-	want := fmt.Sprintf("${android.RBEWrapper} --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=local --inputs=$in --output_files=$out -- ", DefaultImage)
+	want := fmt.Sprintf("${android.RBEWrapper} --labels=compiler=clang,lang=cpp,type=compile --platform=\"Pool=default,container-image=%s\" --exec_strategy=local --inputs=$in --output_files=$out --env_var_allowlist=LANG,LC_MESSAGES,PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE -- ", DefaultImage)
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
 		if got := r.Template(); got != want {
 			t.Fatalf("Template() returned\n%s\nwant\n%s", got, want)