diff --git a/gnu/libexec/uucp/Makefile.inc b/gnu/libexec/uucp/Makefile.inc
index a90d23a2cf7e..6110954d9168 100644
--- a/gnu/libexec/uucp/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/libexec/uucp/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 LIBUNIX!=cd $(.CURDIR)/../libunix; \
-	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libunix.a\n" | make -r -s -f - xxx
+	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libunix.a\n" | ${MAKE} -r -s -f - xxx
 
 LIBUUCONF!=cd $(.CURDIR)/../libuuconf; \
-	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libuuconf.a\n" | make -r -s -f - xxx
+	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libuuconf.a\n" | ${MAKE} -r -s -f - xxx
 
 LIBUUCP!=cd $(.CURDIR)/../libuucp; \
-	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libuucp.a\n" | make -r -s -f - xxx
+	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libuucp.a\n" | ${MAKE} -r -s -f - xxx
 
 VERSION=	1.04
 owner=		uucp
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/Makefile
index 6b28c6fa3dbb..d644ebb7a3a7 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/gdb/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.3 1994/02/02 06:30:30 cgd Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.4 1994/02/03 12:57:34 deraadt Exp $
 
 # Paths to libraries
 #
 LIBBFD!=cd $(.CURDIR)/../bfd; \
-	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libbfd.a\n" | make -r -s -f - xxx
+	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libbfd.a\n" | ${MAKE} -r -s -f - xxx
 
 LIBREADLINE!=cd $(.CURDIR)/../readline; \
-	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libreadline.a\n" | make -r -s -f - xxx
+	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libreadline.a\n" | ${MAKE} -r -s -f - xxx
 
 LIBIBERTY!=cd $(.CURDIR)/../libiberty; \
-	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libiberty.a\n" | make -r -s -f - xxx
+	printf "xxx:\n\techo \$${.OBJDIR}/libiberty.a\n" | ${MAKE} -r -s -f - xxx
 
 
 PROG=		gdb