diff --git a/depends/funcs.mk b/depends/funcs.mk
index a00f3802363..2b21d053b1f 100644
--- a/depends/funcs.mk
+++ b/depends/funcs.mk
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ $(1)_download_path_fixed=$(subst :,\:,$$($(1)_download_path))
 $(1)_fetch_cmds ?= $(call fetch_file,$(1),$(subst \:,:,$$($(1)_download_path_fixed)),$$($(1)_download_file),$($(1)_file_name),$($(1)_sha256_hash))
 $(1)_extract_cmds ?= mkdir -p $$($(1)_extract_dir) && echo "$$($(1)_sha256_hash)  $$($(1)_source)" > $$($(1)_extract_dir)/.$$($(1)_file_name).hash &&  $(build_SHA256SUM) -c $$($(1)_extract_dir)/.$$($(1)_file_name).hash && $(build_TAR) --no-same-owner --strip-components=1 -xf $$($(1)_source)
 $(1)_preprocess_cmds ?= true
-$(1)_build_cmds ?=
-$(1)_config_cmds ?=
-$(1)_stage_cmds ?=
+$(1)_build_cmds ?= true
+$(1)_config_cmds ?= true
+$(1)_stage_cmds ?= true
 $(1)_set_vars ?=
 
 
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ $(1)_config_env+=$($(1)_config_env_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)) $($(1)_config_env_$(
 
 $(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig
 $(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/share/pkgconfig
+$(1)_config_env+=PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=/
 $(1)_config_env+=CMAKE_MODULE_PATH=$($($(1)_type)_prefix)/lib/cmake
 $(1)_config_env+=PATH=$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)
 $(1)_build_env+=PATH=$(build_prefix)/bin:$(PATH)
@@ -214,17 +215,17 @@ $($(1)_configured): | $($(1)_dependencies) $($(1)_preprocessed)
 	echo Configuring $(1)...
 	rm -rf $(host_prefix); mkdir -p $(host_prefix)/lib; cd $(host_prefix); $(foreach package,$($(1)_all_dependencies), $(build_TAR) --no-same-owner -xf $($(package)_cached); )
 	mkdir -p $$(@D)
-	+{ cd $$(@D); $($(1)_config_env) $($(1)_config_cmds); } $$($(1)_logging)
+	+{ cd $$(@D); export $($(1)_config_env); $($(1)_config_cmds); } $$($(1)_logging)
 	touch $$@
 $($(1)_built): | $($(1)_configured)
 	echo Building $(1)...
 	mkdir -p $$(@D)
-	+{ cd $$(@D); $($(1)_build_env) $($(1)_build_cmds); } $$($(1)_logging)
+	+{ cd $$(@D); export $($(1)_build_env); $($(1)_build_cmds); } $$($(1)_logging)
 	touch $$@
 $($(1)_staged): | $($(1)_built)
 	echo Staging $(1)...
 	mkdir -p $($(1)_staging_dir)/$(host_prefix)
-	+{ cd $($(1)_build_dir); $($(1)_stage_env) $($(1)_stage_cmds); } $$($(1)_logging)
+	+{ cd $($(1)_build_dir); export $($(1)_stage_env); $($(1)_stage_cmds); } $$($(1)_logging)
 	rm -rf $($(1)_extract_dir)
 	touch $$@
 $($(1)_postprocessed): | $($(1)_staged)
diff --git a/depends/packages/qt.mk b/depends/packages/qt.mk
index d9ae918d711..2f7ddf6a5f6 100644
--- a/depends/packages/qt.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/qt.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ $(package)_extra_sources  = $($(package)_qttranslations_file_name)
 $(package)_extra_sources += $($(package)_qttools_file_name)
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
+$(package)_config_env = QT_MAC_SDK_NO_VERSION_CHECK=1
 $(package)_config_opts_release = -release
 $(package)_config_opts_release += -silent
 $(package)_config_opts_debug = -debug
@@ -261,9 +262,6 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
-  export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=/ && \
-  export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=$(host_prefix)/lib/pkgconfig && \
-  export QT_MAC_SDK_NO_VERSION_CHECK=1 && \
   cd qtbase && \
   ./configure -top-level $($(package)_config_opts)
 endef