diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 1bfb8a5078..d2609622b2 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ function short_source {
     file=${file#$RC_DIR/}
     printf "%-40s " "$file:${called[1]}:${called[0]}"
 }
+# PS4 is exported to child shells and uses the 'short_source' function, so
+# export it so child shells have access to the 'short_source' function also.
+export -f short_source
 
 
 # Retrieve an image from a URL and upload into Glance.
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 3de9af2725..87f85dbb1b 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ echo "$STACK_USER ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:ALL" >$TEMPFILE
 # see them by forcing ``PATH``
 echo "Defaults:$STACK_USER secure_path=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin" >> $TEMPFILE
 echo "Defaults:$STACK_USER !requiretty" >> $TEMPFILE
-echo "Defaults env_keep += PS4" >> $TEMPFILE
 chmod 0440 $TEMPFILE
 sudo chown root:root $TEMPFILE
 sudo mv $TEMPFILE /etc/sudoers.d/50_stack_sh
diff --git a/tools/create_userrc.sh b/tools/create_userrc.sh
index a7278e47b3..b6db5d11aa 100755
--- a/tools/create_userrc.sh
+++ b/tools/create_userrc.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function short_source {
     file=${file#$RC_DIR/}
     printf "%-40s " "$file:${called[1]}:${called[0]}"
 }
+# PS4 is exported to child shells and uses the 'short_source' function, so
+# export it so child shells have access to the 'short_source' function also.
+export -f short_source
 
 set -o xtrace