diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61e18055c..bb1a2f337 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+export CC
+export AR
+export CFLAGS
+export LDFLAGS
+export TOOLS_ADDITIONAL
+
 include config.mak
 
 #Ultrasparc64 users experiencing SIGBUS should try the following gcc options
diff --git a/config.mak.in b/config.mak.in
index 6c1345f7b..7ac67851e 100644
--- a/config.mak.in
+++ b/config.mak.in
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-export N2N_VERSION
-export CC
-export AR
-export CFLAGS
-export LDFLAGS
-export LDLIBS_EXTRA
-export TOOLS_ADDITIONAL
-
 N2N_VERSION=@N2N_VERSION@
 CC=@CC@
 AR=@AR@