diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c7af80917f..ba34a9c311 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ if sys_sun
   add_global_arguments('-D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS', language: 'c')
 endif
 
+env = find_program('env', native: true)
+
 config_h = configuration_data()
 config_h.set_quoted('MODULE_ARCH', version_name)
 config_h.set_quoted('PACKAGE', meson.project_name())
diff --git a/src/bin/edje/meson.build b/src/bin/edje/meson.build
index 82d51c7a77..e715571852 100644
--- a/src/bin/edje/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/edje/meson.build
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ else
   if sys_windows == true
     edje_cc_exe = [edje_cc.full_path()]
   else
-    env = find_program('env', native: true)
     edje_cc_exe = [env, asan_option, 'EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1', edje_cc.full_path()]
   endif
   edje_depends = [edje_cc, epp, evas_engine_buffer_mod, embryo_cc]
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ if meson.is_cross_build()
   edje_codegen_path = _edje_codegen.path()
   edje_codegen_exe = [_edje_codegen]
 else
-  env = find_program('env', native: true)
   edje_codegen_exe = [env, asan_option, 'EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1', edje_codegen.full_path()]
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/bin/elementary/meson.build b/src/bin/elementary/meson.build
index f31ed793e3..1d7aa75057 100644
--- a/src/bin/elementary/meson.build
+++ b/src/bin/elementary/meson.build
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ endif
 if meson.is_cross_build()
   elementary_codegen_exe = [find_program('elementary_codegen', native: true)]
 else
-  env = find_program('env', native: true)
   elementary_codegen_exe = [env, asan_option, 'EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1', elementary_codegen.full_path()]
 endif
 
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ if meson.is_cross_build()
   elm_prefs_cc_path = _elm_prefs_cc.path()
   elm_prefs_cc_exe = [_elm_prefs_cc]
 else
-  env = find_program('env', native: true)
   elm_prefs_cc_exe = [env, asan_option, 'EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1', elm_prefs_cc.full_path()]
 endif