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diff --git a/lib/common_test/src/test_server_node.erl b/lib/common_test/src/test_server_node.erl
index 3ae4a047d8..c11b9071cf 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/src/test_server_node.erl
+++ b/lib/common_test/src/test_server_node.erl
@@ -598,11 +598,20 @@ pick_erl_program(L) ->
{prog, S} ->
S;
{release, S} ->
+ clear_erl_aflags(),
find_release(S);
this ->
ct:get_progname()
end.
+clear_erl_aflags() ->
+ %% When starting a node with a previous release, options in
+ %% ERL_AFLAGS could prevent the node from starting. For example,
+ %% if ERL_AFLAGS is set to "-emu_type lcnt", the node will only
+ %% start if the previous release happens to also have a lock
+ %% counter emulator installed (unlikely).
+ os:unsetenv("ERL_AFLAGS").
+
%% This is an attempt to distinguish between spaces in the program
%% path and spaces that separate arguments. The program is quoted to
%% allow spaces in the path.