diff --git a/build b/build
index 3a345e11..2d95a500 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ main()
 
 	[ "$1" = "dependencies" ] && x_ install_packages $@ && lbmk_exit 0
 
-	for cmd in initcmd check_git git_init excmd; do
+	which git 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
+	    git_err "git not installed. please install git-scm."
+	git config --global user.name 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
+	    git_err "git config --global user.name \"John Doe\""
+	git config --global user.email 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
+	    git_err "git config --global user.email \"john.doe@example.com\""
+
+	for cmd in initcmd git_init excmd; do
 		eval "${cmd} \$@"
 	done
 	lbmk_exit 0
diff --git a/include/option.sh b/include/option.sh
index 986e0883..26867772 100755
--- a/include/option.sh
+++ b/include/option.sh
@@ -152,16 +152,6 @@ remkdir()
 	mkdir -p "${1}" || $err "remkdir: !mkdir -p \"${1}\""
 }
 
-check_git()
-{
-	which git 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
-	    git_err "git not installed. please install git-scm."
-	git config --global user.name 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
-	    git_err "git config --global user.name \"John Doe\""
-	git config --global user.email 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null || \
-	    git_err "git config --global user.email \"john.doe@example.com\""
-}
-
 git_err()
 {
 	printf "You need to set git name/email, like so:\n%s\n\n" "$1" 1>&2