diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
index 54b0f09894..db391a1a1b 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ XBPS_MASTERDIR=/
 XBPS_CFLAGS="$XBPS_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CFLAGS"
 XBPS_LDFLAGS="$XBPS_LDFLAGS"
+XBPS_CACHEDIR=/cachedir
 XBPS_FETCH_CMD="xbps-uhelper.static fetch"
 XBPS_COMPRESS_CMD="$XBPS_COMPRESS_CMD"
 _EOF
@@ -90,9 +91,6 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$XBPS_COMPRESS_LEVEL" ]; then
 	echo "XBPS_COMPRESS_LEVEL=$XBPS_COMPRESS_LEVEL" >> $XBPSSRC_CF
 fi
-if [ -n "$XBPS_CACHEDIR" ]; then
-	echo "XBPS_CACHEDIR=$XBPS_CACHEDIR" >> $XBPSSRC_CF
-fi
 
 echo "# End of configuration file." >> $XBPSSRC_CF