diff --git a/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_parallel/setup_libxml2.sh b/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_parallel/setup_libxml2.sh
index 821e22a52c..e942831e02 100755
--- a/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_parallel/setup_libxml2.sh
+++ b/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_parallel/setup_libxml2.sh
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ then
     pushd AFLplusplus
     make
     popd
+    export CC="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast"
+    export CXX="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast++"
 else
     echo "afl-clang-fast already exists in PATH."
+    export CC="afl-clang-fast"
+    export CXX="afl-clang-fast++"
 fi
 
-export CC="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast"
-export CXX="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast++"
-
 curl -C - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/archive/v2.9.14/libxml2-v2.9.14.tar.gz --output libxml2-v2.9.14.tar.gz
 tar -xf ./libxml2-v2.9.14.tar.gz  --transform s/libxml2-v2.9.14/libxml2/ || exit
 cd ./libxml2/ || exit
diff --git a/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_standalone/setup_libxml2.sh b/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_standalone/setup_libxml2.sh
index a823d20aa9..4475265e61 100755
--- a/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_standalone/setup_libxml2.sh
+++ b/fuzzers/nyx_libxml2_standalone/setup_libxml2.sh
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ then
     pushd AFLplusplus
     make
     popd
+    export CC="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast"
+    export CXX="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast++"
 else
     echo "afl-clang-fast already exists in PATH."
+    export CC="afl-clang-fast"
+    export CXX="afl-clang-fast++"
 fi
 
-export CC="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast"
-export CXX="$(pwd)/AFLplusplus/afl-clang-fast++"
 curl -C - https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/archive/v2.9.14/libxml2-v2.9.14.tar.gz --output libxml2-v2.9.14.tar.gz
 tar -xf ./libxml2-v2.9.14.tar.gz  --transform s/libxml2-v2.9.14/libxml2/ || exit
 cd ./libxml2/ || exit