diff --git a/distrib/common/Makefile.distrib b/distrib/common/Makefile.distrib
index 50690737decf..988c0bfc0d33 100644
--- a/distrib/common/Makefile.distrib
+++ b/distrib/common/Makefile.distrib
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.distrib,v 1.2 2003/03/11 07:18:38 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.distrib,v 1.3 2003/05/08 13:04:13 christos Exp $
 #
 # Makefile snippet to setup various make variables variables used in distrib/:
 #
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ _MAKEFILE_DISTRIB_=1
 
 
 DISTRIBDIR=	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/distrib
-DISTRIBREV!=	sh ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/sys/conf/osrelease.sh -s
-DISTRIBVER!=	sh ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/sys/conf/osrelease.sh
+DISTRIBREV!=	${HOST_SH} ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/sys/conf/osrelease.sh -s
+DISTRIBVER!=	${HOST_SH} ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/sys/conf/osrelease.sh
 
-MAKESUMS=	CKSUM=${CKSUM:Q} sh ${DISTRIBDIR}/sets/makesums
+MAKESUMS=	CKSUM=${CKSUM:Q} ${HOST_SH} ${DISTRIBDIR}/sets/makesums
 RELEASE_INSTALL=${INSTALL} ${RENAME} ${PRESERVE} ${COPY} -m ${NONBINMODE}
 
 
diff --git a/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev b/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev
index 015aab3a9190..db4887513e90 100644
--- a/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev
+++ b/distrib/common/Makefile.makedev
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.makedev,v 1.5 2003/03/11 07:18:38 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.makedev,v 1.6 2003/05/08 13:04:37 christos Exp $
 #
 # Makefile snippet to add ${MAKEDEVTARGETS} devices to the mtree list
 # (if set), otherwise copy etc.${MACHINE}/MAKEDEV to ./dev
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ MTREECONF+=	${MAKEDEVSPEC}
 ${MAKEDEVSPEC}:	${_MAKEDEVSCRIPT} ${_MAKEDEVWRAP} ${_MAKEDEV2SPEC}
 	-rm -f ${.TARGET} ${.TARGET}.tmp
 	MAKEDEVSCRIPT=${_MAKEDEVSCRIPT:Q} \
-	    sh ${_MAKEDEVWRAP} ${MAKEDEVTARGETS} | \
+	    ${HOST_SH} ${_MAKEDEVWRAP} ${MAKEDEVTARGETS} | \
 	    awk -f ${_MAKEDEV2SPEC} > ${.TARGET}.tmp \
 	&& sort -o ${.TARGET} ${.TARGET}.tmp