diff --git a/build-userland b/build-userland
index a9b3d2e..1b2f177 100755
--- a/build-userland
+++ b/build-userland
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ Default: build all examples that have their package dependencies met, e.g.:
             if in_ext in (self.env['c_ext'], self.env['asm_ext']):
                 cc = self.env['gcc']
                 if c_std is None:
-                    std = path_properties.default_c_std
+                    std = path_properties.PathProperties.default_c_std
                 else:
                     std = c_std
             elif in_ext == self.env['cxx_ext']:
                 cc = self.env['gxx']
                 if cxx_std is None:
-                    std = path_properties.default_cxx_std
+                    std = path_properties.PathProperties.default_cxx_std
                 else:
                     std = cxx_std
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(out_path), exist_ok=True)
diff --git a/path_properties.py b/path_properties.py
index f0e5487..8b8c417 100644
--- a/path_properties.py
+++ b/path_properties.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import os
 from shell_helpers import LF
 
 class PathProperties:
+    default_c_std = 'c11'
+    default_cxx_std = 'c++17'
     default_properties = {
         'allowed_archs': None,
         'c_std': default_c_std,
@@ -142,8 +144,6 @@ def get(path):
     path_properties.set_path_components(path_components)
     return path_properties
 
-default_c_std = 'c11'
-default_cxx_std = 'c++17'
 gnu_extension_properties = {
     'c_std': 'gnu11',
     'cc_pedantic': False,