diff --git a/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-configure.sh b/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-configure.sh
index d9a09119037..771152ce53a 100644
--- a/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-configure.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/helpers/gnu-configure.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 # This variable can be used for packages wanting to use common arguments
 # to GNU configure scripts.
 #
-export CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
-	--infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man \
-	--localstatedir=/var"
-
 do_configure() {
 	[ -z "$configure_script" ] && configure_script="./configure"
 	${configure_script} ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} ${configure_args}
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh
index 674d3df43d9..fb4e26cd2f3 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/configure_funcs.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 # Runs the "configure" phase for a pkg. This setups the Makefiles or any
 # other stuff required to be able to build binaries or such.
 #
+export CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS="--prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
+	--infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man \
+	--localstatedir=/var"
 
 configure_src_phase()
 {