diff --git a/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh b/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
index 0aa737f7916..a97dd9fce34 100644
--- a/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
+++ b/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ reset_tmpl_vars()
 			install_priority noarch subpackages sourcepkg \
 			abi_depends api_depends \
 			XBPS_EXTRACT_DONE XBPS_CONFIGURE_DONE \
-			XBPS_BUILD_DONE XBPS_INSTALL_DONE"
+			XBPS_BUILD_DONE XBPS_INSTALL_DONE FILESDIR"
 
 	for v in ${TMPL_VARS}; do
 		eval unset "$v"
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ prepare_tmpl()
 	XBPS_BUILD_DONE="$wrksrc/.xbps_build_done"
 	XBPS_INSTALL_DONE="$wrksrc/.xbps_install_done"
 
+	FILESDIR=${XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR}/${pkgname}/files
+
 	if [ -z "$in_chroot" ]; then
 		export PATH="$XBPS_MASTERDIR/bin:$XBPS_MASTERDIR/sbin"
 		export PATH="$PATH:$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/bin:$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/sbin"
diff --git a/templates/initscripts/template b/templates/initscripts/template
index d3649c297c2..7a731fb0898 100644
--- a/templates/initscripts/template
+++ b/templates/initscripts/template
@@ -32,15 +32,14 @@ Add_dependency full dhcpcd
 do_install()
 {
 	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
-	local filesdir=$XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/$pkgname/files
 
 	install -d ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
 	install -d ${destdir}/etc/rc.conf.d
 	install -d ${destdir}/etc/defaults
 
 	for f in inittab rc.*; do
-		install -m755 ${filesdir}/${f} ${destdir}/etc
+		install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/${f} ${destdir}/etc
 	done
-	install -m644 ${filesdir}/defaults/rc.conf ${destdir}/etc/defaults
-	install -m755 ${filesdir}/rc.d/* ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
+	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/defaults/rc.conf ${destdir}/etc/defaults
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/rc.d/* ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
 }
diff --git a/templates/minilogd/template b/templates/minilogd/template
index cc4f61cdf02..a649608e606 100644
--- a/templates/minilogd/template
+++ b/templates/minilogd/template
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ Add_dependency run glibc
 do_install()
 {
 	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
-	local filesdir=$XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/$pkgname/files
 
 	install -d ${destdir}/sbin
 
-	cd ${filesdir}
+	cd ${FILESDIR}
 	gcc ${CFLAGS} minilogd.c -o minilogd
 	chmod 755 minilogd
 	mv minilogd ${destdir}/sbin
diff --git a/templates/sysklogd/template b/templates/sysklogd/template
index 1f74e30ead0..d1974e3a171 100644
--- a/templates/sysklogd/template
+++ b/templates/sysklogd/template
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Add_dependency full glibc
 post_install()
 {
 	local destdir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version
-	local filesdir=$XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/$pkgname/files
 
 	# Create a default syslog.conf.
 	install -d ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
@@ -42,5 +41,5 @@ post_install()
 	) > $destdir/etc/syslog.conf
 
 	# Install the rc.d scripts.
-	install -m755 ${filesdir}/* ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
+	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/* ${destdir}/etc/rc.d
 }