diff --git a/meta/site/common-linux b/meta/site/common-linux
index 8a9146eace..8b5be68be9 100644
--- a/meta/site/common-linux
+++ b/meta/site/common-linux
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@ tcl_cv_api_serial=${tcl_cv_api_serial=termios}
 
 # python
 ac_cv_have_long_long_format=yes
+
+# apache
+ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=${ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=no}
diff --git a/meta/site/powerpc32-linux b/meta/site/powerpc32-linux
index 4550df36c9..251bffe1ef 100644
--- a/meta/site/powerpc32-linux
+++ b/meta/site/powerpc32-linux
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ ac_cv_socklen_t=${ac_cv_socklen_t=yes}
 ac_cv_struct_rlimit=${ac_cv_struct_rlimit=yes}
 ac_cv_negative_eai=${ac_cv_negative_eai=yes}
 apr_cv_gai_addrconfig=${apr_cv_gai_addrconfig=no}
-ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=${ac_cv_o_nonblock_inherited=no}
 apr_cv_tcp_nodelay_with_cork=${apr_cv_tcp_nodelay_with_cork=yes}
 
 # binutils (libiberty)