diff --git a/distrib/vax/Makefile b/distrib/vax/Makefile
index edfb7e872499..75d7b0f8986f 100644
--- a/distrib/vax/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/vax/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.7 2000/09/12 16:06:55 matt Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.8 2001/03/04 20:33:03 matt Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>		# Use /etc/mk.conf.
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ITARGET=	${RELEASEDIR}/installation
 IINST=		${INSTALL} ${RENAME} ${PRESERVE} ${COPY}	\
 		-o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NONBINMODE}
 
-SUBDIR= ramdisk ramdisk-kernel #inst tk50 rx50 rx33
+SUBDIR= ramdisk ramdisk-kernel floppy #inst tk50 rx50 rx33
 
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>
 
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ release:
 	@echo setenv RELEASEDIR first
 	@false
 .else
-INSTKERNOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/ramdisk-kernel; ${MAKE} print-objdir
-BOOTOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/../../sys/arch/vax/boot/boot; ${MAKE} print-objdir
+INSTKERNOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/ramdisk-kernel && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
+FLOPPYOBJ != cd ${.CURDIR}/floppy && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 
 release:
-	${IINST} ${BOOTOBJ}/boot.mop ${ITARGET}/netboot/
+	${IINST} ${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec/boot.mop ${ITARGET}/netboot/
 	${IINST} ${INSTKERNOBJ}/netbsd.INSTALL.gz ${ITARGET}/netboot/netbsd.ram.gz
+	${IINST} ${FLOPPYOBJ}/boot.fs ${ITARGET}/bootfs/
 .endif
diff --git a/distrib/vax/ramdisk-kernel/Makefile b/distrib/vax/ramdisk-kernel/Makefile
index effbb03a8710..0f8936c42f22 100644
--- a/distrib/vax/ramdisk-kernel/Makefile
+++ b/distrib/vax/ramdisk-kernel/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.1 2000/05/23 18:34:58 matt Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.2 2001/03/04 20:33:03 matt Exp $
 
 TOP=		${.CURDIR}/..
 
 .include "${TOP}/Makefile.inc"
+.include <bsd.own.mk>
 .include <bsd.kernobj.mk>
 
 MDEC=		${DESTDIR}/usr/mdec
 STRIP?=		strip
 
-RAMDISK!=	cd $(.CURDIR)/../ramdisk/; \
-	        printf "xxx: .MAKE\n\t@echo \$${.OBJDIR}/ramdisk.fs\n" | \
-		${MAKE} -s -f-
+RAMDISK!=	cd ${.CURDIR}/../ramdisk/ && ${PRINTOBJDIR}
 
 .for kernel in INSTALL
 netbsd.${kernel}.gz: .NOTMAIN ${KERNOBJDIR}/${kernel}/netbsd ${RAMDISK}
 	cp ${KERNOBJDIR}/${kernel}/netbsd netbsd.tmp
-	${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/mdsetimage -v netbsd.tmp ${RAMDISK}
+	${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/mdsetimage -v netbsd.tmp ${RAMDISK}/ramdisk.fs
 	${STRIP} netbsd.tmp
 	gzip -9 netbsd.tmp
 	mv netbsd.tmp.gz ${.TARGET}