diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.1 b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.1
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.1
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.1
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd October 29, 2023
+.Dd April 28, 2024
 .Dt RTLD 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@
 .Op Fl b Ar exe
 .Op Fl d
 .Op Fl f Ar fd
+.Op Fl o Ar OPT=NAME
 .Op Fl p
 .Op Fl u
 .Op Fl v
@@ -387,6 +388,23 @@
 is only used to provide the
 .Va argv[0]
 value to the program.
+.It Fl o Ar OPT=VALUE
+Set the
+.Ar OPT
+configuration variable to the value
+.Ar VALUE .
+The possible variable names are listed above as
+.Ev LD_
+prefixed environment variables, but here are referenced without the
+.Ev LD_
+prefix.
+A configuration variable set this way does not leak into
+the activated image's environment.
+.Pp
+The option can be repeated as many times as needed to set
+all configuration parameters.
+The parameters set using this option have priority over
+the same parameters assigned via environment.
 .It Fl p
 If the
 .Pa image_path
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -6157,6 +6157,35 @@
 				*fdp = fd;
 				seen_f = true;
 				break;
+			} else if (opt == 'o') {
+				struct ld_env_var_desc *l;
+				char *n, *v;
+				u_int ll;
+
+				if (j != arglen - 1) {
+					_rtld_error("Invalid options: %s", arg);
+					rtld_die();
+				}
+				i++;
+				n = argv[i];
+				v = strchr(n, '=');
+				if (v == NULL) {
+					_rtld_error("No '=' in -o parameter");
+					rtld_die();
+				}
+				for (ll = 0; ll < nitems(ld_env_vars); ll++) {
+					l = &ld_env_vars[ll];
+					if (v - n == (ptrdiff_t)strlen(l->n) &&
+					    strncmp(n, l->n, v - n) == 0) {
+						l->val = v + 1;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				if (ll == nitems(ld_env_vars)) {
+					_rtld_error("Unknown LD_ option %s",
+					    n);
+					rtld_die();
+				}
 			} else if (opt == 'p') {
 				*use_pathp = true;
 			} else if (opt == 'u') {
@@ -6240,6 +6269,7 @@
 	    "  -b <exe>  Execute <exe> instead of <binary>, arg0 is <binary>\n"
 	    "  -d        Ignore lack of exec permissions for the binary\n"
 	    "  -f <FD>   Execute <FD> instead of searching for <binary>\n"
+	    "  -o <OPT>=<VAL> Set LD_<OPT> to <VAL>, without polluting env\n"
 	    "  -p        Search in PATH for named binary\n"
 	    "  -u        Ignore LD_ environment variables\n"
 	    "  -v        Display identification information\n"