diff --git a/sc2/Makefile.build b/sc2/Makefile.build
index 04b0c2b44..c98f7b680 100644
--- a/sc2/Makefile.build
+++ b/sc2/Makefile.build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ target-%:
 -include $(DEPEND_FILE)
 
 # Temporary:
-$(BUILD_WORK)/obj/release/./src/res/UrQuanMasters.rc.o:\
+$(BUILD_WORK)/obj/release/./src/res/UrQuanMasters.rc.o: \
 		 ./src/res/UrQuanMasters.rc
 $(BUILD_WORK)/obj/debug/./src/res/UrQuanMasters.rc.o: \
 		./src/res/UrQuanMasters.rc
diff --git a/sc2/build/unix/build.sh b/sc2/build/unix/build.sh
index 4cd279beb..e934a7c36 100644
--- a/sc2/build/unix/build.sh
+++ b/sc2/build/unix/build.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 if [ -z "$BUILD_WORK" ]; then
 	BUILD_WORK=.
+	export BUILD_WORK
 fi
 
 # Read in the config settings that affect the build, if present.