diff --git a/scripts/_build/ec.sh b/scripts/_build/ec.sh
index 51d84b2f..e1dcd9fd 100755
--- a/scripts/_build/ec.sh
+++ b/scripts/_build/ec.sh
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ while read line; do
 done < "$1"
 
 make -C ec clean
-make -C ec VERSION="${VERSION}" "${EC_ARGS[@]}" BUILD=build -j "$(nproc)"
+make -C ec "${EC_ARGS[@]}" BUILD=build -j "$(nproc)"
 cp "ec/build/ec.rom" "$2"
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index a63de80e..4bb197fd 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ KERNELVERSION="${VERSION}" \
 # Rebuild EC firmware for System76 EC models
 if [ ! -e  "${MODEL_DIR}/ec.rom" -a -e "${MODEL_DIR}/ec.config" ]
 then
-    env VERSION="${VERSION}" \
-        ./scripts/_build/ec.sh \
+    ./scripts/_build/ec.sh \
         "${MODEL_DIR}/ec.config" \
         "${BUILD}/ec.rom"
 fi