diff --git a/libretro-build-common.sh b/libretro-build-common.sh
index 345045d5..a0cba9cc 100755
--- a/libretro-build-common.sh
+++ b/libretro-build-common.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ echo "Compiler: ${COMPILER}"
 [[ "${X86}" ]] && echo '=== x86 CPU detected... ==='
 [[ "${X86}" ]] && [[ "${X86_64}" ]] && echo '=== x86_64 CPU detected... ==='
 
-export FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET_ALT="${FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET}"
 echo "${FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET}"
+echo "${FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET_ALT}"
 
 check_opengl() {
    if [ "${BUILD_LIBRETRO_GL}" ]; then
diff --git a/libretro-build.sh b/libretro-build.sh
index 7129c7ad..8737e976 100755
--- a/libretro-build.sh
+++ b/libretro-build.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ if [ -z "$CXX" ]; then
    fi
 fi
 
+FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET_ALT=$FORMAT_COMPILER_TARGET
 echo "CC = $CC"
 echo "CXX = $CXX"
 echo "STRIP = $STRIP"