diff --git a/common/build-style/meson.sh b/common/build-style/meson.sh
index 052cf89a758..67b9dc110b9 100644
--- a/common/build-style/meson.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/meson.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	export AR="gcc-ar"
 
 	# unbuffered output for continuous logging
-	PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 ${meson_cmd} setup \
+	${meson_cmd} setup \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--libdir=/usr/lib${XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE} \
 		--libexecdir=/usr/libexec \
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ do_check() {
 	: ${make_check_target:=test}
 	: ${meson_builddir:=build}
 
-	export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 	${make_check_pre} ${make_cmd} ${make_check_target} -C ${meson_builddir} ${makejobs} ${make_check_args}
 }
 
@@ -64,5 +63,5 @@ do_install() {
 	: ${make_install_target:=install}
 	: ${meson_builddir:=build}
 
-	env PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} ${make_cmd} -C ${meson_builddir} ${make_install_args} ${make_install_target}
+	DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} ${make_cmd} -C ${meson_builddir} ${make_install_args} ${make_install_target}
 }
diff --git a/common/environment/build-style/meson.sh b/common/environment/build-style/meson.sh
index dbfe93700f6..61b70ed5635 100644
--- a/common/environment/build-style/meson.sh
+++ b/common/environment/build-style/meson.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 hostmakedepends+=" meson"
 build_helper+=" meson"
+
+export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1