diff --git a/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/instkernel/Makefile b/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/instkernel/Makefile
index ff718c46aeea..43269b1676ac 100644
--- a/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/instkernel/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/instkernel/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2002/03/04 16:43:10 shiba Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.9 2002/03/05 20:41:28 thorpej Exp $
 
 TOP=            ${.CURDIR}/..
 
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ TOP=            ${.CURDIR}/..
 .include <bsd.kernobj.mk>
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
-RAMDISK!=cd ${.CURDIR}/../ramdisk; \
-	printf "xxx: .MAKE\n\t@echo \$${.OBJDIR}/ramdisk.fs\n" | \
-	${MAKE} -s -f-
+RAMDISKDIR!=	cd ${.CURDIR}/../ramdisk && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
+RAMDISK=	${RAMDISKDIR}/ramdisk.fs
 
 MDSETIMAGE?=	mdsetimage
 INSTALL_KERNEL?=netbsd-INSTALL
diff --git a/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/ramdisk/Makefile b/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/ramdisk/Makefile
index 987f40e2514a..c2fe8c7c1dcf 100644
--- a/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/ramdisk/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/mac68k/instkernel/ramdisk/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.12 2002/03/04 16:43:10 shiba Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.13 2002/03/05 20:41:29 thorpej Exp $
+
+.include <bsd.own.mk>
 
 TOP=		${.CURDIR}/..
 
 .include "${TOP}/Makefile.inc"
 
 .ifndef NOTESOBJDIR
-NOTESOBJDIR!=cd ${.CURDIR}/../../../notes/mac68k;${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} -V .OBJDIR
+NOTESOBJDIR!=cd ${.CURDIR}/../../../notes/mac68k && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 .endif
 
 IMAGE=		ramdisk.fs
@@ -66,5 +68,4 @@ clean cleandir distclean:
 .INTERRUPT: unconfig
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
-.include <bsd.obj.mk>
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
diff --git a/distrib/newsmips/floppies/bootfloppy/Makefile b/distrib/newsmips/floppies/bootfloppy/Makefile
index da9e785d8b74..ffc2009bf7a8 100644
--- a/distrib/newsmips/floppies/bootfloppy/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/newsmips/floppies/bootfloppy/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.4 2002/02/21 15:07:38 tsutsui Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.5 2002/03/05 20:43:33 thorpej Exp $
 
 TOP=		${.CURDIR}/..
 
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ FD_RDEV=	/dev/r${FD}a
 MDEC=		${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec
 
 LISTS=		${.CURDIR}/list
-RAMDISK!=	cd $(.CURDIR)/../ramdisk/; \
-		    printf "xxx: .MAKE\n\t@echo \$${.OBJDIR}/ramdisk.fs\n" | \
-		    ${MAKE} -s -f-
+
+RAMDISKDIR!=	cd $(.CURDIR)/../ramdisk && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
+RAMDISK=	${RAMDISKDIR}/ramdisk.fs
 
 DISKTYPE=	floppy