diff --git a/templates/bash.tmpl b/templates/bash.tmpl
index 2c952f3530b..b752eec0997 100644
--- a/templates/bash.tmpl
+++ b/templates/bash.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ bash_distver=3.2
 version=$bash_distver.039
 wrksrc=$pkgname-$bash_distver
 distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bash/$pkgname-$bash_distver.tar.gz"
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--without-bash-malloc --with-curses
  --bindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/bin"
diff --git a/xbps.sh b/xbps.sh
index 041f7810aa4..17648a9b94c 100755
--- a/xbps.sh
+++ b/xbps.sh
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ configure_src_phase()
 	fi
 
 	cd $wrksrc || bye 1
+	set_build_vars
 
 	#
 	# Packages using GNU autoconf