diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
index ceee611b1a..bcb8c8da95 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ set_defvars()
 		: ${XBPS_DESTDIR:=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/destdir}
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$XBPS_HOSTDIR" ]; then
-		: ${XBPS_PACKAGESDIR=$XBPS_HOSTDIR/binpkgs}
+		: ${XBPS_PACKAGESDIR:=$XBPS_HOSTDIR/binpkgs}
+		: ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR:=$XBPS_HOSTDIR/sources}
 	else
+		: ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR:=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/host/sources}
 		: ${XBPS_PACKAGESDIR:=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/host/binpkgs}
 	fi
 	: ${XBPS_BUILDDIR:=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/builddir}
-	: ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR:=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/host/sources}
 	: ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR:=$XBPS_SRCPKGDIR/xbps-triggers/files}
 
 	DDIRS="TRIGGERSDIR HELPERSDIR SRCPKGDIR COMMONVARSDIR SHUTILSDIR"