diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index af3b4ed71c45..ba0eb3982fb2 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -383,6 +383,12 @@ rerelease release:
 .endif
 .if defined(KERNEL_FLAGS)
 	echo "export KERNEL_FLAGS=\"${KERNEL_FLAGS}\"" >> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
+.endif
+.if defined(TARGET)
+	echo "export TARGET=\"${TARGET}\"" >> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
+.endif
+.if defined(TARGET_ARCH)
+	echo "export TARGET_ARCH=\"${TARGET_ARCH}\"" >> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
 .endif
 	# Don't remove this, or the build will fall over!
 	echo "export RELEASEDIR=${_R}"		>> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk