diff --git a/config/options b/config/options
index 5cc004e10d..8e55002736 100644
--- a/config/options
+++ b/config/options
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ PROJECT_DIR="${ROOT}/projects"
 DISTRO="${DISTRO:-LibreELEC}"
 
 # determines PROJECT, if not forced by user
-PROJECT="${PROJECT:-Generic}"
+export PROJECT="${PROJECT:-Generic}"
 
 # determines TARGET_ARCH, if not forced by user
-ARCH="${ARCH:-x86_64}"
+export ARCH="${ARCH:-x86_64}"
 TARGET_ARCH="${ARCH}"
 
 # include helper functions