diff --git a/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/cf/Makefile b/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/cf/Makefile
index d2aea4ea5f32..776968ebc344 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/cf/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/sendmail/cf/cf/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #
 
 M4=	m4
+CFDIR=	..
 CHMOD=	chmod
 ROMODE=	444
 RM=	rm -f
@@ -38,47 +39,47 @@ distribution:
 
 # this is overkill, but....
 M4FILES=\
-	../domain/Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
-	../domain/CS.Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
-	../domain/EECS.Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
-	../domain/S2K.Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
-	../feature/allmasquerade.m4 \
-	../feature/always_add_domain.m4 \
-	../feature/bestmx_is_local.m4 \
-	../feature/bitdomain.m4 \
-	../feature/domaintable.m4 \
-	../feature/local_procmail.m4 \
-	../feature/mailertable.m4 \
-	../feature/nocanonify.m4 \
-	../feature/nodns.m4 \
-	../feature/notsticky.m4 \
-	../feature/nouucp.m4 \
-	../feature/nullclient.m4 \
-	../feature/redirect.m4 \
-	../feature/smrsh.m4 \
-	../feature/stickyhost.m4 \
-	../feature/use_cw_file.m4 \
-	../feature/uucpdomain.m4 \
-	../hack/cssubdomain.m4 \
-	../m4/cf.m4 \
-	../m4/cfhead.m4 \
-	../m4/nullrelay.m4 \
-	../m4/proto.m4 \
-	../m4/version.m4 \
-	../mailer/cyrus.m4 \
-	../mailer/fax.m4 \
-	../mailer/local.m4 \
-	../mailer/mail11.m4 \
-	../mailer/pop.m4 \
-	../mailer/procmail.m4 \
-	../mailer/smtp.m4 \
-	../mailer/usenet.m4 \
-	../mailer/uucp.m4 \
-	../ostype/bsd4.4.m4 \
-	../siteconfig/uucp.cogsci.m4 \
-	../siteconfig/uucp.old.arpa.m4 \
-	../siteconfig/uucp.ucbarpa.m4 \
-	../siteconfig/uucp.ucbvax.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/domain/Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/domain/CS.Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/domain/EECS.Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/domain/S2K.Berkeley.EDU.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/allmasquerade.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/always_add_domain.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/bestmx_is_local.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/bitdomain.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/domaintable.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/local_procmail.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/mailertable.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/nocanonify.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/nodns.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/notsticky.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/nouucp.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/nullclient.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/redirect.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/smrsh.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/stickyhost.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/use_cw_file.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/feature/uucpdomain.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/hack/cssubdomain.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/m4/cf.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/m4/cfhead.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/m4/nullrelay.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/m4/proto.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/m4/version.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/cyrus.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/fax.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/local.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/mail11.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/pop.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/procmail.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/smtp.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/usenet.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/mailer/uucp.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/ostype/bsd4.4.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/siteconfig/uucp.cogsci.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/siteconfig/uucp.old.arpa.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/siteconfig/uucp.ucbarpa.m4 \
+	${CFDIR}/siteconfig/uucp.ucbvax.m4 \
 
 $(ALL):  $(M4FILES)