diff --git a/lfs/Config b/lfs/Config
index 3e4de3b3f..1209c1603 100644
--- a/lfs/Config
+++ b/lfs/Config
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ else
 	PREFIX = /usr
 endif
 
+# Permit building with 32 bit time_t on 32 bit architectures
+ifeq "$(IS_32BIT)" "1"
+	export TIME_T_32_BIT_OK = yes
+endif
+
 TAR_OPTIONS = \
 	--format=pax \
 	--acls \
diff --git a/lfs/coreutils b/lfs/coreutils
index b64ac7a06..d272fd06a 100644
--- a/lfs/coreutils
+++ b/lfs/coreutils
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += \
 
 CFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
 
-# Build with 32 bit time_t on 32 bit architectures
-ifeq "$(IS_32BIT)" "1"
-	export TIME_T_32_BIT_OK=yes
-endif
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Top-level Rules
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/lfs/gzip b/lfs/gzip
index 4f8925cd2..4f0853de0 100644
--- a/lfs/gzip
+++ b/lfs/gzip
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ else
   EXTRA_CONFIG = --prefix=$(TOOLS_DIR)
 endif
 
-# Build with 32 bit time_t on 32 bit architectures
-ifeq "$(IS_32BIT)" "1"
-	export TIME_T_32_BIT_OK=yes
-endif
-
 ###############################################################################
 # Top-level Rules
 ###############################################################################