diff --git a/client/taskenv/env.go b/client/taskenv/env.go
index 377de9d93a7b..62f6c8673fc6 100644
--- a/client/taskenv/env.go
+++ b/client/taskenv/env.go
@@ -490,22 +490,19 @@ func (b *Builder) Build() *TaskEnv {
 	}
 
 	// Clean keys (see #2405)
+	prefixesToClean := [...]string{AddrPrefix, IpPrefix, PortPrefix, HostPortPrefix, MetaPrefix}
 	cleanedEnv := make(map[string]string, len(envMap))
 	for k, v := range envMap {
-		cleanedK := helper.CleanEnvVar(k, '_')
-		cleanedEnv[cleanedK] = v
-	}
-
-	var cleanedDeviceEnvs map[string]string
-	if deviceEnvs != nil {
-		cleanedDeviceEnvs = make(map[string]string, len(deviceEnvs))
-		for k, v := range deviceEnvs {
-			cleanedK := helper.CleanEnvVar(k, '_')
-			cleanedDeviceEnvs[cleanedK] = v
+		cleanedK := k
+		for i := range prefixesToClean {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(k, prefixesToClean[i]) {
+				cleanedK = helper.CleanEnvVar(k, '_')
+			}
 		}
+		cleanedEnv[cleanedK] = v
 	}
 
-	return NewTaskEnv(cleanedEnv, cleanedDeviceEnvs, nodeAttrs)
+	return NewTaskEnv(cleanedEnv, deviceEnvs, nodeAttrs)
 }
 
 // Update task updates the environment based on a new alloc and task.
diff --git a/client/taskenv/env_test.go b/client/taskenv/env_test.go
index 0f2c280129c8..e4f10129966e 100644
--- a/client/taskenv/env_test.go
+++ b/client/taskenv/env_test.go
@@ -660,11 +660,17 @@ func TestEnvironment_AppendHostEnvvars(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEnvironment_DashesInTaskName(t *testing.T) {
 	a := mock.Alloc()
 	task := a.Job.TaskGroups[0].Tasks[0]
-	task.Env = map[string]string{"test-one-two": "three-four"}
+	task.Env = map[string]string{
+		"test-one-two":       "three-four",
+		"NOMAD_test_one_two": "three-five",
+	}
 	envMap := NewBuilder(mock.Node(), a, task, "global").Build().Map()
 
-	if envMap["test_one_two"] != "three-four" {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected test_one_two=three-four in TaskEnv; found:\n%#v", envMap)
+	if envMap["test-one-two"] != "three-four" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected test-one-two=three-four in TaskEnv; found:\n%#v", envMap)
+	}
+	if envMap["NOMAD_test_one_two"] != "three-five" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected NOMAD_test_one_two=three-five in TaskEnv; found:\n%#v", envMap)
 	}
 }