diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af113634ef..394586831e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
-SHELL:=/bin/bash
-ENGINE_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../engine
-CLI_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../cli
-VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
-DOCKER_GITCOMMIT:=abcdefg
-ARCH=$(shell uname -m)
-STATIC_VERSION=$(shell static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
-GO_VERSION:=1.12.8
-DEFAULT_PRODUCT_LICENSE:=Community Engine
-PLATFORM=Docker Engine - Community
-BUILDTIME=$(shell date -u -d "@$${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$$(date +%s)}" --rfc-3339 ns 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/ /T/')
-export DEFAULT_PRODUCT_LICENSE
-export PLATFORM
-export BUILDTIME
+include common.mk
+
+CLI_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../cli)
+ENGINE_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../engine)
+STATIC_VERSION:=$(shell static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
 
 # Taken from: https://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/printing-value-makefile-variable
 print-%  : ; @echo $($*)
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abc222367b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+ARCH=$(shell uname -m)
+BUILDTIME=$(shell date -u -d "@$${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$$(date +%s)}" --rfc-3339 ns 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/ /T/')
+DEFAULT_PRODUCT_LICENSE:=Community Engine
+DOCKER_GITCOMMIT:=abcdefg
+GO_VERSION:=1.12.8
+PLATFORM=Docker Engine - Community
+SHELL:=/bin/bash
+VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
+
+export BUILDTIME
+export DEFAULT_PRODUCT_LICENSE
+export PLATFORM
diff --git a/deb/Makefile b/deb/Makefile
index 16c99e2612..315f1f31ef 100644
--- a/deb/Makefile
+++ b/deb/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-SHELL:=/bin/bash
-ARCH:=$(shell uname -m)
-CLI_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../cli
-ENGINE_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../engine
+include ../common.mk
+
+CLI_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../cli)
+ENGINE_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../engine)
 GITCOMMIT?=$(shell cd $(CLI_DIR) && git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
-STATIC_VERSION=$(shell ../static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
+STATIC_VERSION:=$(shell ../static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
 GO_BASE_IMAGE=golang
-GO_VERSION:=1.12.8
 GO_IMAGE=$(GO_BASE_IMAGE):$(GO_VERSION)-stretch
 DEB_VERSION=$(shell ./gen-deb-ver $(CLI_DIR) "$(VERSION)")
 CHOWN:=docker run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/v -w /v alpine chown
diff --git a/image/Makefile b/image/Makefile
index 9aff939f51..65142ead94 100644
--- a/image/Makefile
+++ b/image/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
-SHELL:=/bin/bash
-ENGINE_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../engine
-CLI_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../cli
-VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
+include ../common.mk
+
+CLI_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../cli)
+ENGINE_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../engine)
 GO_BASE_IMAGE=golang
-GO_VERSION:=1.12.8
 ENGINE_GO_IMAGE=$(GO_BASE_IMAGE):$(GO_VERSION)-stretch
-STATIC_VERSION=$(shell ../static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
+STATIC_VERSION:=$(shell ../static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
 DOCKER_HUB_ORG?=dockereng
-ARCH=$(shell uname -m)
 ENGINE_IMAGE?=engine-community
 CHOWN:=docker run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/v -w /v alpine chown
-DEFAULT_PRODUCT_LICENSE?=Community Engine
-PLATFORM?=Docker Engine - Community
-BUILDTIME?=$(shell date -u -d "@$${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$$(date +%s)}" --rfc-3339 ns 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/ /T/')
 IMAGE_WITH_TAG=$(DOCKER_HUB_ORG)/$(ENGINE_IMAGE):$(STATIC_VERSION)
 ifdef BASE_IMAGE
 	# TODO: Clean this up to only set ENGINE_GO_IMAGE
diff --git a/rpm/Makefile b/rpm/Makefile
index 4e2aef3e45..0ca87e7afc 100644
--- a/rpm/Makefile
+++ b/rpm/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-ARCH=$(shell uname -m)
-ENGINE_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../engine
-CLI_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../cli
+include ../common.mk
+
+CLI_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../cli)
+ENGINE_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../engine)
 GITCOMMIT=$(shell cd $(ENGINE_DIR) && git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
-STATIC_VERSION=$(shell ../static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
+STATIC_VERSION:=$(shell ../static/gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
 GO_BASE_IMAGE=golang
-GO_VERSION:=1.12.8
 GO_IMAGE?=$(GO_BASE_IMAGE):$(GO_VERSION)-stretch
 GEN_RPM_VER=$(shell ./gen-rpm-ver $(CLI_DIR) $(VERSION))
 CHOWN=docker run --rm -i -v $(CURDIR):/v -w /v alpine chown
diff --git a/static/Makefile b/static/Makefile
index af931b660c..54416ad0c9 100644
--- a/static/Makefile
+++ b/static/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-SHELL:=/bin/bash
-ENGINE_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../engine
-CLI_DIR:=$(CURDIR)/../../cli
-VERSION?=0.0.0-dev
-STATIC_VERSION=$(shell ./gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
+include ../common.mk
+
+CLI_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../cli)
+ENGINE_DIR:=$(realpath $(CURDIR)/../../engine)
+STATIC_VERSION:=$(shell ./gen-static-ver $(ENGINE_DIR) $(VERSION))
 CHOWN=docker run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/v -w /v alpine chown
 HASH_CMD=docker run -v $(CURDIR):/sum -w /sum debian:jessie bash hash_files
 DIR_TO_HASH:=build/linux
-DEFAULT_PRODUCT_LICENSE?=Community Engine
 GO_VERSION=$(shell grep "ARG GO_VERSION" $(CLI_DIR)/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev | awk -F'=' '{print $$2}')
 DOCKER_CLI_GOLANG_IMG=golang:$(GO_VERSION)