diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 4d33a9c0..f2c9b363 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -740,7 +740,16 @@ run_package() {
 			mv "$BUILDLOG" "$BUILDLOG.$i"
 		fi
 
-		package 2>&1 | tee "$BUILDLOG"; ret=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+		# ensure overridden package variables suvrive tee with split packages
+		logpipe=$(mktemp -u "$startdir/logpipe.XXXXXXXX")
+		mknod "$logpipe" p
+		exec 3>&1
+		tee "$BUILDLOG" < "$logpipe" &
+		exec 1>"$logpipe" 2>"$logpipe"
+		package 2>&1 || ret=$?
+		sync
+		exec 1>&3 2>&3 3>&-
+		rm "$logpipe"
 	else
 		package 2>&1 || ret=$?
 	fi