diff --git a/deb/files/rules.in b/deb/files/rules.in
index 4528669..a2d8da3 100755
--- a/deb/files/rules.in
+++ b/deb/files/rules.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=hardening=+all
 	dh $@
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DINSPIRCD_BINARY_EXIT" INSPIRCD_DISABLE_RPATH=1 dh_auto_build
+	INSPIRCD_DISABLE_RPATH=1 dh_auto_build
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	if [ ! -z "${INSPIRCD_CONTRIB}" ]; \
diff --git a/rpm/inspircd.spec.in b/rpm/inspircd.spec.in
index bc142dd..7b3bf03 100644
--- a/rpm/inspircd.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/inspircd.spec.in
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fi
 	--disable-ownership \
 	--distribution-label rpm@@INSPIRCD_REVISION@@ \
 	--system
-CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DINSPIRCD_BINARY_EXIT" INSPIRCD_DISABLE_RPATH=1 make %{?_smp_mflags}
+INSPIRCD_DISABLE_RPATH=1 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT