diff --git a/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py b/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py
index f9b81ae..7245be9 100644
--- a/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py
+++ b/packaging/pep517_backend/_backend.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 CYTHON_TRACING_CONFIG_SETTING = 'with-cython-tracing'
 """Config setting name toggle to include line tracing to C-exts."""
 
-CYTHON_TRACING_ENV_VAR = 'PROPCACHECYTHON_TRACING'
+CYTHON_TRACING_ENV_VAR = 'PROPCACHE_CYTHON_TRACING'
 """Environment variable name toggle used to opt out of making C-exts."""
 
 PURE_PYTHON_CONFIG_SETTING = 'pure-python'