diff --git a/xbps-src/etc/xbps-src.conf.in b/xbps-src/etc/xbps-src.conf.in
index 4a5bb9f0f05..640539772ba 100644
--- a/xbps-src/etc/xbps-src.conf.in
+++ b/xbps-src/etc/xbps-src.conf.in
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ XBPS_COMPRESS_CMD=xz
 # fakeroot is only used for the installation stage via the helper
 # script xbps-src-doinst-helper.
 #
-#XBPS_USE_CAPCHROOT=yes
+#XBPS_USE_CAPABILITIES=yes
diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index 2484d0b650c..caae0b4a8bd 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ set_defvars
 
 . $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/common_funcs.sh
 
-if [ -n "$XBPS_USE_CAPCHROOT" ]; then
+if [ -n "$XBPS_USE_CAPABILITIES" ]; then
 	chroot_cmd="@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@/xbps-src-capchroot"
 	unset sudo_cmd
 fi