diff --git a/tools/scons/bs/bs_arc.py b/tools/scons/bs/bs_arc.py
index f06254cc93a..c591f7e3162 100644
--- a/tools/scons/bs/bs_arc.py
+++ b/tools/scons/bs/bs_arc.py
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ def BlenderRelease(target):
 			release_env.Depends(releaseit, bs_globals.playername)
 		release_env.Alias("release", releaseit)
 	else:
-		release_env = init_env.Copy()
+		release_env = bs_globals.init_env.Copy()
 		releaseit = release_env.Command('blender.tar.gz', bs_globals.appname, printadd)
-		if user_options_dict['BUILD_BLENDER_PLAYER'] == 1:
+		if bs_globals.user_options_dict['BUILD_BLENDER_PLAYER'] == 1:
 			release_env.Depends(releaseit, bs_globals.playername)
-		release_env.Alias("release", releaseit)
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+		release_env.Alias("release", releaseit)