diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
index 7bfca799a77..0333a2db882 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_common.sh
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ parse_cnf()
 
     # look in group+suffix
     if [[ -n $WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX ]]; then
-        reval=$($MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS -c $WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF "${group}${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX}" | awk -F= '{if ($1 ~ /_/) { gsub(/_/,"-",$1); print $1"="$2 } else { print $0 }}' | grep -- "--$var=" | cut -d= -f2- | tail -1)
+        reval=$($MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS "${group}${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX}" | awk -F= '{if ($1 ~ /_/) { gsub(/_/,"-",$1); print $1"="$2 } else { print $0 }}' | grep -- "--$var=" | cut -d= -f2- | tail -1)
     fi
 
     # look in group
     if [[ -z $reval ]]; then
-        reval=$($MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS -c $WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF $group | awk -F= '{if ($1 ~ /_/) { gsub(/_/,"-",$1); print $1"="$2 } else { print $0 }}' | grep -- "--$var=" | cut -d= -f2- | tail -1)
+        reval=$($MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS $group | awk -F= '{if ($1 ~ /_/) { gsub(/_/,"-",$1); print $1"="$2 } else { print $0 }}' | grep -- "--$var=" | cut -d= -f2- | tail -1)
     fi
 
     # use default if we haven't found a value
diff --git a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
index 78a7d76da09..a413bd81b42 100644
--- a/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
+++ b/scripts/wsrep_sst_xtrabackup-v2.sh
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ read_cnf()
     ssystag+="-"
 
     if [[ $ssyslog -ne -1 ]];then 
-        if $MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS -c $WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF mysqld_safe | tr '_' '-' | grep -q -- "--syslog";then
+        if $MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS mysqld_safe | tr '_' '-' | grep -q -- "--syslog";then
             ssyslog=1
         fi
     fi
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ check_extra()
     local use_socket=1
     if [[ $uextra -eq 1 ]];then 
         if $MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS --mysqld | tr '_' '-' | grep -- "--thread-handling=" | grep -q 'pool-of-threads';then 
-            local eport=$($MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS -c $WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF mysqld | tr '_' '-' | grep -- "--extra-port=" | cut -d= -f2)
+            local eport=$($MY_PRINT_DEFAULTS mysqld | tr '_' '-' | grep -- "--extra-port=" | cut -d= -f2)
             if [[ -n $eport ]];then 
                 # Xtrabackup works only locally.
                 # Hence, setting host to 127.0.0.1 unconditionally. 
@@ -867,14 +867,14 @@ if [[ $ssyslog -eq 1 ]];then
         }
 
         INNOAPPLY="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} $disver $iapts --apply-log \$rebuildcmd \${DATA} 2>&1  | logger -p daemon.err -t ${ssystag}innobackupex-apply "
-        INNOMOVE="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} $disver $impts --datadir=${DATA} --move-back --force-non-empty-directories \${DATA} 2>&1 | logger -p daemon.err -t ${ssystag}innobackupex-move "
-        INNOBACKUP="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} ${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} $disver $iopts \$tmpopts \$INNOEXTRA --galera-info --stream=\$sfmt \$itmpdir 2> >(logger -p daemon.err -t ${ssystag}innobackupex-backup)"
+        INNOMOVE="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} ${WSREP_SST_OPT_DEFAULT} $disver $impts --datadir=${DATA} --move-back --force-non-empty-directories \${DATA} 2>&1 | logger -p daemon.err -t ${ssystag}innobackupex-move "
+        INNOBACKUP="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} ${WSREP_SST_OPT_DEFAULT} $disver $iopts \$tmpopts \$INNOEXTRA --galera-info --stream=\$sfmt \$itmpdir 2> >(logger -p daemon.err -t ${ssystag}innobackupex-backup)"
     fi
 
 else 
     INNOAPPLY="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} $disver $iapts --apply-log \$rebuildcmd \${DATA} &>\${DATA}/innobackup.prepare.log"
-    INNOMOVE="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} --defaults-file=${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF}  --defaults-group=mysqld${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX} $disver $impts --datadir=${DATA} --move-back --force-non-empty-directories \${DATA} &>\${DATA}/innobackup.move.log"
-    INNOBACKUP="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} ${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF} $disver $iopts \$tmpopts \$INNOEXTRA --galera-info --stream=\$sfmt \$itmpdir 2>\${DATA}/innobackup.backup.log"
+    INNOMOVE="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} ${WSREP_SST_OPT_DEFAULT} --defaults-group=mysqld${WSREP_SST_OPT_CONF_SUFFIX} $disver $impts --datadir=${DATA} --move-back --force-non-empty-directories \${DATA} &>\${DATA}/innobackup.move.log"
+    INNOBACKUP="${INNOBACKUPEX_BIN} ${WSREP_SST_OPT_DEFAULT} $disver $iopts \$tmpopts \$INNOEXTRA --galera-info --stream=\$sfmt \$itmpdir 2>\${DATA}/innobackup.backup.log"
 fi
 
 get_stream