diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
index 1ff360ff15..9f34df5d93 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh.in
@@ -27,16 +27,20 @@ set_defvars()
 {
 	local DDIRS i
 
-	XBPS_HELPERSDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/helpers
-	XBPS_SHUTILSDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/shutils
-	XBPS_COMMONVARSDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/common
 	XBPS_META_PATH=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/var/db/xbps
 	XBPS_PKGMETADIR=$XBPS_META_PATH/metadata
 	XBPS_SRCPKGDIR=$XBPS_DISTRIBUTIONDIR/srcpkgs
+
 	if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
+		XBPS_HELPERSDIR=/usr/local/share/xbps-src/helpers
+		XBPS_SHUTILSDIR=/usr/local/share/xbps-src/shutils
+		XBPS_COMMONVARSDIR=/usr/local/share/xbps-src/common
 		XBPS_DESTDIR=/destdir
 		XBPS_BUILDDIR=/builddir
 	else
+		XBPS_HELPERSDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/helpers
+		XBPS_SHUTILSDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/shutils
+		XBPS_COMMONVARSDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/common
 		XBPS_DESTDIR=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/destdir
 		XBPS_BUILDDIR=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/builddir
 	fi