diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh.in
index 93476ddee9..a3b2f3551d 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh.in
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ mount_chroot_fs()
 				continue
 			fi
 			[ ! -d ${blah} ] && echo "failed." && continue
-			@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/capmount \
+			${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/capmount \
 				${dowrite} ${blah} ${MASTERDIR}/${f} \
 				2>/dev/null
 			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ umount_chroot_fs()
 			echo ${cnt} > ${MASTERDIR}/.${fs}_mount_bind_done
 		else
 			echo -n "=> Unmounting ${fs} from chroot... "
-			@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/capumount \
+			${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/capumount \
 				${MASTERDIR} ${fs} 2>/dev/null
 			if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 				rm -f ${MASTERDIR}/.${fs}_mount_bind_done
diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh.in
index c99859abd2..742b5f930e 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh.in
@@ -28,23 +28,13 @@ PKG_TMPLNAME="$1"
 
 if [ -n "${CONFIG_FILE}" -a -r "${CONFIG_FILE}" ]; then
 	. ${CONFIG_FILE}
-else
-	if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
-		. /usr/local/etc/xbps-src.conf
-	else
-		. @@XBPS_INSTALL_ETCDIR@@/xbps-src.conf
-	fi
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${MASTERDIR}" ]; then
 	export XBPS_MASTERDIR="${MASTERDIR}"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
-	. /usr/local/share/xbps-src/shutils/init_funcs.sh
-else
-	. @@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@/shutils/init_funcs.sh
-fi
+. ${XBPS_SHAREDIR}/shutils/init_funcs.sh
 
 set_defvars
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
index 1731b90b3e..7e21315f8f 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@
 _mount()
 {
 	MASTERDIR="${XBPS_MASTERDIR}" DISTRIBUTIONDIR="${XBPS_DISTRIBUTIONDIR}" \
-		HOSTDIR="${XBPS_HOSTDIR}" ${SUDO_CMD} \
-		@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/chroot-helper mount
+		HOSTDIR="${XBPS_HOSTDIR}" XBPS_ETCDIR="${XBPS_ETCDIR}" \
+		XBPS_SHAREDIR="${XBPS_SHAREDIR}" ${SUDO_CMD} \
+		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/chroot-helper mount
 	return $?
 }
 
 _umount()
 {
 	MASTERDIR="${XBPS_MASTERDIR}" DISTRIBUTIONDIR="${XBPS_DISTRIBUTIONDIR}" \
-		HOSTDIR="${XBPS_HOSTDIR}" ${SUDO_CMD} \
-		@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/chroot-helper umount
+		HOSTDIR="${XBPS_HOSTDIR}" XBPS_ETCDIR="${XBPS_ETCDIR}" \
+		XBPS_SHAREDIR="${XBPS_SHAREDIR}" ${SUDO_CMD} \
+		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/chroot-helper umount
 	return $?
 }
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index da0e7492e1..f28bd1bcd5 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -129,19 +129,14 @@ install_pkg()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
-		DOINST_HELPER=/usr/local/libexec/doinst-helper
-	else
-		DOINST_HELPER=@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/doinst-helper
-	fi
-
 	# Install pkg into destdir.
 	env XBPS_MACHINE=${XBPS_MACHINE} wrksrc=${wrksrc}	\
 		MASTERDIR="${XBPS_MASTERDIR}"			\
 		BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD=$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD	\
 		CONFIG_FILE=${XBPS_CONFIG_FILE}			\
 		${FAKEROOT_CMD} ${FAKEROOT_CMD_ARGS}		\
-		${DOINST_HELPER} ${curpkgn} || return $?
+		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/doinst-helper ${curpkgn}	\
+		|| return $?
 
 	# Strip binaries/libraries.
 	strip_files
diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index a5c60cd703..6205c59b3f 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ readonly XBPS_SRC_BUILD_VERSION=20111118
 if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
 	export XBPS_ETCDIR=/usr/local/etc/xbps
 	export XBPS_SHAREDIR=/usr/local/share/xbps-src
+	export XBPS_LIBEXECDIR=/usr/local/libexec
 else
 	export XBPS_ETCDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_ETCDIR@@
 	export XBPS_SHAREDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@
+	export XBPS_LIBEXECDIR=@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@
 fi
 
 XBPS_CONFIG_FILE=${XBPS_ETCDIR}/xbps-src.conf