diff --git a/legacy/ecore/configure.in b/legacy/ecore/configure.in
index 79eb9608e9..a50829561d 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/ecore/configure.in
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ dnl GL support requires X support, so we should
 dnl handle the case where our user is on crack
 dnl i.e. user disables X but enables GL
 PCFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-export CFLAGS="$evas_cflags $PCFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$evas_cflags $CFLAGS"
 if test "x$have_ecore_evas_gl" = "xyes" -a "x$have_ecore_x" = "xyes"; then
   AC_CHECK_HEADER(Evas_Engine_GL_X11.h,
     [
@@ -613,9 +613,9 @@ if test "x$have_ecore_evas_buffer" = "xyes"; then
 else
 	BUILD_ECORE_EVAS_BUFFER=0
 fi
+CFLAGS=$PCFLAGS
 
 AC_SUBST(BUILD_ECORE_EVAS_BUFFER)
-export CFLAGS="&PCFLAGS"
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether ecore_con module is to be built)