diff --git a/Makefile.flatpak b/Makefile.flatpak
index ed2aeef..b0d332f 100644
--- a/Makefile.flatpak
+++ b/Makefile.flatpak
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ifneq ($(FLATPAK_DIR),)
 _FLATPAK_REPO_GPG = $(shell curl -L $(FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL) | grep -i '^GPGKey=' | cut -d= -f2)
-_FLATPAK_REPO_URL = $(shell curl -L $(FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL) | grep -i '^URL=' | cut -d= -f2)
+export _FLATPAK_REPO_URL = $(shell curl -L $(FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL) | grep -i '^URL=' | cut -d= -f2)
 _LORAX_ARGS      += -i flatpak-libs
 _LORAX_TEMPLATES += $(call get_templates,flatpak)
 _TEMPLATE_VARS   += FLATPAK_DIR FLATPAK_REMOTE_NAME FLATPAK_REMOTE_REFS FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL _FLATPAK_REPO_GPG _FLATPAK_REPO_URL
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(FLATPAK_REMOTE_REFS),)
 _FLATPAK_REPO_GPG = $(shell curl -L $(FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL) | grep -i '^GPGKey=' | cut -d= -f2)
-_FLATPAK_REPO_URL = $(shell curl -L $(FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL) | grep -i '^URL=' | cut -d= -f2)
+export _FLATPAK_REPO_URL = $(shell curl -L $(FLATPAK_REMOTE_URL) | grep -i '^URL=' | cut -d= -f2)
 _LORAX_ARGS      += -i flatpak-libs
 _LORAX_TEMPLATES += $(call get_templates,flatpak) \
 					external/fedora-lorax-templates/ostree-based-installer/lorax-embed-flatpaks.tmpl