diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index a073e2c9e..2961b69ec 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -84,15 +84,8 @@ source scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure_cmake.sh
 # Setup configure args and run meson. This function is called from termux_step_configure
 source scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure_meson.sh
 
-termux_step_configure() {
-	if [ "$TERMUX_PKG_FORCE_CMAKE" == 'no' ] && [ -f "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/configure" ]; then
-		termux_step_configure_autotools
-	elif [ -f "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/CMakeLists.txt" ]; then
-		termux_step_configure_cmake
-	elif [ -f "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/meson.build" ]; then
-		termux_step_configure_meson
-	fi
-}
+# Configure the package
+source scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure.sh
 
 termux_step_post_configure() {
 	return
diff --git a/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure.sh b/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80b5c7a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build/configure/termux_step_configure.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+termux_step_configure() {
+	if [ "$TERMUX_PKG_FORCE_CMAKE" == 'no' ] && [ -f "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/configure" ]; then
+		termux_step_configure_autotools
+	elif [ -f "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/CMakeLists.txt" ]; then
+		termux_step_configure_cmake
+	elif [ -f "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/meson.build" ]; then
+		termux_step_configure_meson
+	fi
+}