1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/paludis/repositories/e/ebuild/exheres-0/exlib_functions.bash b/paludis/repositories/e/ebuild/exheres-0/exlib_functions.bash
index a7c0595ab..37f5d9588 100644
--- a/paludis/repositories/e/ebuild/exheres-0/exlib_functions.bash
+++ b/paludis/repositories/e/ebuild/exheres-0/exlib_functions.bash
@@ -173,9 +173,10 @@ require()
         done
 
         for v in ${PALUDIS_BRACKET_MERGED_VARIABLES} ; do
-            [[ -z "${!v}" ]] && continue
             local e_v="E_${v}"
-            if has "${v}" ${PALUDIS_BRACKET_MERGED_VARIABLES_ANNOTATABLE} ; then
+            if [[ -z "${!v}" ]] ; then
+                export -n ${e_v}="${!e_v}"
+            elif has "${v}" ${PALUDIS_BRACKET_MERGED_VARIABLES_ANNOTATABLE} ; then
                 export -n ${e_v}="${!e_v} ( ${!v} ) [[ ${PALUDIS_BRACKET_MERGED_VARIABLES_ANNOTATION} =
                     [ ${CURRENT_EXLIB}.exlib ] ]]"
             else