diff --git a/platform/linux/scripts/configure.sh b/platform/linux/scripts/configure.sh
index a578b25d9..8ae3b2816 100644
--- a/platform/linux/scripts/configure.sh
+++ b/platform/linux/scripts/configure.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+CXX11ABI=$(scripts/check-cxx11abi.sh)
+
 PROTOZERO_VERSION=1.3.0
 BOOST_VERSION=1.60.0
 BOOST_LIBPROGRAM_OPTIONS_VERSION=1.60.0
diff --git a/platform/qt/scripts/configure.sh b/platform/qt/scripts/configure.sh
index 43e91cb7c..bf8ea049b 100644
--- a/platform/qt/scripts/configure.sh
+++ b/platform/qt/scripts/configure.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+CXX11ABI=$(scripts/check-cxx11abi.sh)
+
 PROTOZERO_VERSION=1.3.0
 BOOST_VERSION=1.60.0
 GEOMETRY_VERSION=0.5.0
diff --git a/scripts/main.mk b/scripts/main.mk
index b42b47215..bc7506db5 100644
--- a/scripts/main.mk
+++ b/scripts/main.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ ifeq ($(shell uname -s), Darwin)
   export PLATFORM ?= osx
 else ifeq ($(shell uname -s), Linux)
   export PLATFORM ?= linux
-  export CXX11ABI = $(shell scripts/check-cxx11abi.sh)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM),android)