diff --git a/functions.sh.in b/functions.sh.in
index 0b0bc3b..395e407 100644
--- a/functions.sh.in
+++ b/functions.sh.in
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ readconfig() {
 			APORTSDIR=
 		fi
 	fi
+	# source any .abuild file at the aports root, but only if we are currently in aports tree
+	[ -n "$APORTSDIR" ] && [ -f "$APORTSDIR/.abuild" ] && [ "$APORTSDIR" = "$gitbase" ] && . "$APORTSDIR/.abuild"
 	BUILDDIR=${_BUILDDIR-$BUILDDIR}
 	PKGDEST=${_PKGDEST-$PKGDEST}
 	SRCPKGDEST=${_SRCPKGDEST-$SRCPKGDEST}