diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 374f63fea..aab3159ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS), darwin)
 else
 	sed -i 's|__PREFIX__|${IDRIS2_CURDIR}/bootstrap|g' bootstrap/idris2_app/idris2-boot.ss
 endif
-	SCHEME=${SCHEME} \
-	IDRIS2_VERSION=${IDRIS2_VERSION} \
-	MAKE=${MAKE} \
 	sh ./bootstrap.sh
 
 # Bootstrapping using racket
@@ -160,8 +157,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS), darwin)
 else
 	sed -i 's|__PREFIX__|${IDRIS2_CURDIR}/bootstrap|g' bootstrap/idris2_app/idris2-boot.rkt
 endif
-	IDRIS2_VERSION=${IDRIS2_VERSION} \
-	MAKE=${MAKE} \
 	sh ./bootstrap-rkt.sh
 
 bootstrap-test:
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 9c7148730..a3f6b83ee 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ else
 	SHLIB_SUFFIX := .so
 	CFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
-
 export OS
 
 ifeq ($(OS),bsd)
@@ -44,3 +43,4 @@ ifeq ($(OS),bsd)
 else
 	MAKE := make
 endif
+export MAKE