diff --git a/steam-runtime-tools/architecture.c b/steam-runtime-tools/architecture.c
index b92d49122f0c85345974fa58d35c2973922c713c..ab8166163a3e305449a36224cb2fb3ea22085866 100644
--- a/steam-runtime-tools/architecture.c
+++ b/steam-runtime-tools/architecture.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "steam-runtime-tools/utils-internal.h"
 
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
 /**
  * SECTION:architecture
  * @title: Architectures
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ _srt_architecture_can_run (const char *helpers_path,
   int exit_status = -1;
   GError *error = NULL;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
+  GStrv my_environ = NULL;
+  const gchar *ld_preload;
+  gchar *filtered_preload = NULL;
 
   if (helpers_path == NULL)
     helpers_path = _srt_get_helpers_path ();
@@ -56,14 +61,22 @@ _srt_architecture_can_run (const char *helpers_path,
   argv[0] = helper;
   g_debug ("Testing architecture %s with %s", multiarch, helper);
 
-  if (!g_spawn_sync (NULL,    /* working directory */
+  my_environ = g_get_environ ();
+  ld_preload = g_environ_getenv (my_environ, "LD_PRELOAD");
+  if (ld_preload != NULL)
+    {
+      filtered_preload = _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (ld_preload);
+      my_environ = g_environ_setenv (my_environ, "LD_PRELOAD", filtered_preload, TRUE);
+    }
+
+  if (!g_spawn_sync (NULL,       /* working directory */
                      (gchar **) argv,
-                     NULL,    /* envp */
-                     0,       /* flags */
-                     NULL,    /* child setup */
-                     NULL,    /* user data */
-                     NULL,    /* stdout */
-                     NULL,    /* stderr */
+                     my_environ, /* envp */
+                     0,          /* flags */
+                     NULL,       /* child setup */
+                     NULL,       /* user data */
+                     NULL,       /* stdout */
+                     NULL,       /* stderr */
                      &exit_status,
                      &error))
     {
@@ -80,7 +93,9 @@ _srt_architecture_can_run (const char *helpers_path,
   g_debug ("... it works");
   ret = TRUE;
 out:
+  g_strfreev (my_environ);
   g_free (helper);
+  g_free (filtered_preload);
   g_clear_error (&error);
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/steam-runtime-tools/library.c b/steam-runtime-tools/library.c
index 8cf77cdfcbbd05affcf3b7cd3497d6d17e388e36..13849287813fab0c0b721a8f57ac9623a7585ba9 100644
--- a/steam-runtime-tools/library.c
+++ b/steam-runtime-tools/library.c
@@ -460,6 +460,9 @@ _srt_check_library_presence (const char *helpers_path,
   GStrv misversioned_symbols = NULL;
   GStrv dependencies = NULL;
   SrtLibraryIssues issues = SRT_LIBRARY_ISSUES_NONE;
+  GStrv my_environ = NULL;
+  const gchar *ld_preload;
+  gchar *filtered_preload = NULL;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (soname != NULL, SRT_LIBRARY_ISSUES_INTERNAL_ERROR);
   g_return_val_if_fail (multiarch != NULL, SRT_LIBRARY_ISSUES_INTERNAL_ERROR);
@@ -492,14 +495,22 @@ _srt_check_library_presence (const char *helpers_path,
   argv[0] = helper;
   g_debug ("Checking library %s integrity with %s", soname, helper);
 
-  if (!g_spawn_sync (NULL,    /* working directory */
+  my_environ = g_get_environ ();
+  ld_preload = g_environ_getenv (my_environ, "LD_PRELOAD");
+  if (ld_preload != NULL)
+    {
+      filtered_preload = _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (ld_preload);
+      my_environ = g_environ_setenv (my_environ, "LD_PRELOAD", filtered_preload, TRUE);
+    }
+
+  if (!g_spawn_sync (NULL,       /* working directory */
                      (gchar **) argv,
-                     NULL,    /* envp */
-                     0,       /* flags */
-                     NULL,    /* child setup */
-                     NULL,    /* user data */
-                     &output, /* stdout */
-                     NULL,    /* stderr */
+                     my_environ, /* envp */
+                     0,          /* flags */
+                     NULL,       /* child setup */
+                     NULL,       /* user data */
+                     &output,    /* stdout */
+                     NULL,       /* stderr */
                      &exit_status,
                      &error))
     {
@@ -595,12 +606,14 @@ out:
   if (parser != NULL)
     g_object_unref (parser);
 
+  g_strfreev (my_environ);
   g_strfreev (missing_symbols);
   g_strfreev (misversioned_symbols);
   g_strfreev (dependencies);
   g_free (absolute_path);
   g_free (helper);
   g_free (output);
+  g_free (filtered_preload);
   g_clear_error (&error);
   return issues;
 }
diff --git a/steam-runtime-tools/utils-internal.h b/steam-runtime-tools/utils-internal.h
index cb07d723cdcd09519e8c6156da9a72c28bb1031e..8fc5b0ecaed50282164de870a22a29e1674ae463 100644
--- a/steam-runtime-tools/utils-internal.h
+++ b/steam-runtime-tools/utils-internal.h
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL const char *_srt_get_helpers_path (void);
+gchar *_srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (const gchar *input);
diff --git a/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c b/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c
index e17191294cf9a871c1d36aa736f6c4f4a4f6b22a..8d19a8c7b753a80e412f976fc2130abed6728242 100644
--- a/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c
+++ b/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c
@@ -98,6 +98,45 @@ out:
   return path;
 }
 
+/**
+ * _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer:
+ * @input: The environment variable value that needs to be filtered.
+ *  Usually retrieved with g_environ_getenv ()
+ *
+ * Filter the @input paths list from every path containing `gameoverlayrenderer.so`
+ *
+ * Returns: A newly-allocated string containing all the paths from @input
+ *  except for the ones with `gameoverlayrenderer.so`.
+ *  Free with g_free ().
+ */
+gchar *
+_srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (const gchar *input)
+{
+  gchar **entries;
+  gchar **entry;
+  gchar *ret = NULL;
+  GPtrArray *filtered;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (input != NULL, NULL);
+
+  entries = g_strsplit (input, ":", 0);
+  filtered = g_ptr_array_new ();
+
+  for (entry = entries; entry != NULL && *entry != NULL; entry++)
+    {
+      if (!g_str_has_suffix (*entry, "/gameoverlayrenderer.so"))
+        g_ptr_array_add (filtered, *entry);
+    }
+
+  g_ptr_array_add (filtered, NULL);
+  ret = g_strjoinv (":", (gchar **) filtered->pdata);
+
+  g_ptr_array_free (filtered, TRUE);
+  g_strfreev (entries);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 36, 0)
 static void _srt_constructor (void) __attribute__((__constructor__));
 static void
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 0de2a21f5aaa093301f63d67c5dce6b16c501c44..5e5f11f2e056c8baa2687c21b0adb043fce6f699 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ tests = [
   'library',
   'system-info',
   'system-info-cli',
+  'utils',
 ]
 
 tests_utils = [
diff --git a/tests/utils.c b/tests/utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2fc3c60c0ed215ad2a0ed16e3baba4746779c35d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2019 Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <steam-runtime-tools/steam-runtime-tools.h>
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gstdio.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include "steam-runtime-tools/utils-internal.h"
+#include "test-utils.h"
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  int unused;
+} Fixture;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  int unused;
+} Config;
+
+static void
+setup (Fixture *f,
+       gconstpointer context)
+{
+  G_GNUC_UNUSED const Config *config = context;
+}
+
+static void
+teardown (Fixture *f,
+          gconstpointer context)
+{
+  G_GNUC_UNUSED const Config *config = context;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer function.
+ */
+static void
+filter_gameoverlayrenderer (Fixture *f,
+                            gconstpointer context)
+{
+  const char *ld_preload1 = "/home/me/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so:"
+                            "/home/me/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so";
+
+  const char *ld_preload2 = ":/home/me/my/lib.so:"
+                            "/home/me/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so:"
+                            "/home/me/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so:"
+                            "/home/me/my/second.lib.so:";
+
+  const char *ld_preload3 = "/home/me/my/lib.so:"
+                            "/home/me/my/second.lib.so";
+
+  gchar *filtered_preload = NULL;
+
+  filtered_preload = _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (ld_preload1);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (filtered_preload, ==, "");
+  g_free (filtered_preload);
+
+  filtered_preload = _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (ld_preload2);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (filtered_preload, ==,
+                   ":/home/me/my/lib.so:/home/me/my/second.lib.so:");
+  g_free (filtered_preload);
+
+  filtered_preload = _srt_filter_gameoverlayrenderer (ld_preload3);
+  g_assert_cmpstr (filtered_preload, ==,
+                   "/home/me/my/lib.so:/home/me/my/second.lib.so");
+  g_free (filtered_preload);
+}
+
+int
+main (int argc,
+      char **argv)
+{
+  g_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
+  g_test_add ("/utils/filter_gameoverlayrenderer", Fixture, NULL, setup,
+              filter_gameoverlayrenderer, teardown);
+
+  return g_test_run ();
+}