diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
index 5dd8c80505..2439c15ba0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh.in
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ set_tmpl_common_vars()
 {
 	[ -z "$pkgname" ] && return 1
 
+	. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/install_files.sh
+
 	FILESDIR=$XBPS_SRCPKGDIR/$pkgname/files
 	PATCHESDIR=$XBPS_SRCPKGDIR/$pkgname/patches
 	DESTDIR=${XBPS_DESTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}