diff --git a/meta/site/arm-common b/meta/site/arm-common
index a3c979fe05..198c98c6a7 100644
--- a/meta/site/arm-common
+++ b/meta/site/arm-common
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=${rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=yes}
-rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=${rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=yes}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=yes}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=no}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=no}
diff --git a/meta/site/common-linux b/meta/site/common-linux
index 0a752a40eb..2958716395 100644
--- a/meta/site/common-linux
+++ b/meta/site/common-linux
@@ -61,3 +61,6 @@ ac_cv_have_long_long_format=yes
 
 # apache
 ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=${ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=no}
+
+# rsync
+rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=${rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=yes}
diff --git a/meta/site/ix86-common b/meta/site/ix86-common
index 23b8e8bc2b..f4cf0b8db8 100644
--- a/meta/site/ix86-common
+++ b/meta/site/ix86-common
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=${rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=yes}
-rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=${rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=yes}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=yes}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=no}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=no}
diff --git a/meta/site/nios2-linux b/meta/site/nios2-linux
index 95c09d3b4c..2f4e570fa8 100644
--- a/meta/site/nios2-linux
+++ b/meta/site/nios2-linux
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=${rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=yes}
-rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=${rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=yes}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=yes}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=no}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=no}
diff --git a/meta/site/sh-common b/meta/site/sh-common
index 5cbf36a79f..fc4d6ad792 100644
--- a/meta/site/sh-common
+++ b/meta/site/sh-common
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SHORT_INO_T=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_UNSIGNED_CHAR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=${rsync_cv_HAVE_BROKEN_READDIR=no}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=${rsync_cv_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY_TZ=yes}
-rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=${rsync_cv_HAVE_C99_VSNPRINTF=yes}
 rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=${rsync_cv_HAVE_SECURE_MKSTEMP=yes}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_NTOA=no}
 rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=${rsync_cv_REPLACE_INET_ATON=no}