diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 280dc2154e..edf5810187 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ export XBPS_SHUTILSDIR XBPS_CROSSPFDIR XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR \
     XBPS_SKIP_REMOTEREPOS XBPS_CROSS_BUILD XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS \
     XBPS_CONFIG_FILE XBPS_KEEP_ALL XBPS_HOSTDIR XBPS_MASTERDIR \
     XBPS_SRC_VERSION XBPS_DESTDIR XBPS_MACHINE XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR \
-    XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS XBPS_LIBEXECDIR
+    XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS XBPS_LIBEXECDIR XBPS_DISTDIR
 
 for i in REPOSITORY DESTDIR BUILDDIR SRCDISTDIR; do
     eval val="\$XBPS_$i"