diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdShowBuildInfo.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdShowBuildInfo.hs
index 074eb6e265b..1a013d64b3f 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdShowBuildInfo.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdShowBuildInfo.hs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ showBuildInfoAction (configFlags, configExFlags, installFlags, haddockFlags, tes
     verbosity = fromFlagOrDefault silent (configVerbosity configFlags)
     cliConfig = commandLineFlagsToProjectConfig
                   globalFlags configFlags configExFlags
-                  installFlags defaultClientInstallFlags
+                  installFlags mempty -- Not needed here
                   haddockFlags
                   testFlags
 
diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdWriteAutogenFiles.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdWriteAutogenFiles.hs
index 86a80b6fa53..b6b4608d4d4 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdWriteAutogenFiles.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/CmdWriteAutogenFiles.hs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ writeAutogenFilesAction (configFlags, configExFlags, installFlags, haddockFlags,
       verbosity = fromFlagOrDefault normal (configVerbosity configFlags)
       cliConfig = commandLineFlagsToProjectConfig
                     globalFlags configFlags configExFlags
-                    installFlags defaultClientInstallFlags
+                    installFlags mempty -- Not needed here
                     haddockFlags
                     testFlags
       configured ctx = [p | InstallPlan.Configured p <- InstallPlan.toList (elaboratedPlanToExecute ctx)]