diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c
index dd41d8c9ee2f..e4b7cb464ad8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/delete/perform.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.41 2003/06/12 13:50:38 agc Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.42 2003/09/01 17:43:23 tron Exp $	*/
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 #if 0
 static const char *rcsid = "from FreeBSD Id: perform.c,v 1.15 1997/10/13 15:03:52 jkh Exp";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.41 2003/06/12 13:50:38 agc Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.42 2003/09/01 17:43:23 tron Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 	if (fexists(REQUIRE_FNAME)) {
 		if (Verbose)
 			printf("Executing 'require' script.\n");
-		vsystem("%s +x %s", CHMOD_CMD, REQUIRE_FNAME);	/* be sure */
+		(void) fexec(CHMOD_CMD, "+x", REQUIRE_FNAME, NULL);	/* be sure */
 		if (vsystem("./%s %s DEINSTALL", REQUIRE_FNAME, pkg)) {
 			warnx("package %s fails requirements %s", pkg,
 			    Force ? "" : "- not deleted");
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 		if (Fake)
 			printf("Would execute de-install script at this point (arg: DEINSTALL).\n");
 		else {
-			vsystem("%s +x %s", CHMOD_CMD, DEINSTALL_FNAME);	/* make sure */
+			(void ) fexec(CHMOD_CMD, "+x", DEINSTALL_FNAME, NULL);	/* make sure */
 			if (vsystem("./%s %s DEINSTALL", DEINSTALL_FNAME, pkg)) {
 				warnx("deinstall script returned error status");
 				if (!Force)
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 		if (Fake)
 			printf("Would execute post-de-install script at this point (arg: POST-DEINSTALL).\n");
 		else {
-			vsystem("chmod +x %s", DEINSTALL_FNAME);	/* make sure */
+			(void ) fexec(CHMOD_CMD, "+x", DEINSTALL_FNAME, NULL);	/* make sure */
 			if (vsystem("./%s %s POST-DEINSTALL", DEINSTALL_FNAME, pkg)) {
 				warnx("post-deinstall script returned error status");
 				if (!Force)
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ pkg_do(char *pkg)
 		warnx("Oops - removed current working directory.  Oh, well.");
 	if (!Fake) {
 		/* Finally nuke the +-files and the pkgdb-dir (/var/db/pkg/foo) */
-		if (vsystem("%s -r %s", REMOVE_CMD, LogDir)) {
+		if (fexec(REMOVE_CMD, "-r", LogDir, NULL)) {
 			warnx("couldn't remove log entry in %s, deinstall failed", LogDir);
 			if (!Force)
 				return 1;