diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.cli-std b/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
index 240d0a901..121dee336 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.cli-std
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ compile_command() {
 		    case $option in
 			e*)
 			    g_export=Yes
+			    g_shorewalldir='.'
 			    option=${option#e}
 			    ;;
 			p*)
@@ -707,6 +708,7 @@ check_command() {
 			    ;;
 			e*)
 			    g_export=Yes
+			    g_shorewalldir='.'
 			    option=${option#e}
 			    ;;
 			p*)