diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index a6c54cc..afcd121 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ load_vars() {
 	[[ -f $makepkg_conf ]] || return 1
 
 	for var in {SRC,SRCPKG,PKG,LOG}DEST MAKEFLAGS PACKAGER; do
-		[[ -z ${!var:-} ]] && eval "$(grep "^${var}=" "$makepkg_conf")"
+		[[ -z ${!var:-} ]] && eval "$(grep -a "^${var}=" "$makepkg_conf")"
 	done
 
 	return 0