diff --git a/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.am b/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.am
index d1e75c38c770..a51f5d0dd26a 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.am
@@ -1733,17 +1733,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.in
index a966ded52c54..64a7a74dcb74 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/binutils/ld/Makefile.in
@@ -2444,17 +2444,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.am b/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.am
index 756f0f1c3260..5748fd2d9b21 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.am
@@ -496,17 +496,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.in
index fadef01130d4..c3c0914fe325 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/binutils/opcodes/Makefile.in
@@ -1027,17 +1027,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gcc4/libcpp/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gcc4/libcpp/Makefile.in
index 9336c5d3c7a1..7097f40a2fac 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gcc4/libcpp/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gcc4/libcpp/Makefile.in
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ $(srcdir)/config.in: @MAINT@ $(srcdir)/configure
 localedir.h: localedir.hs; @true
 localedir.hs: Makefile
 	echo "#define LOCALEDIR \"$(localedir)\"" > localedir.new
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change localedir.new localedir.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change localedir.new localedir.h
 	echo timestamp > localedir.hs
 
 # Installation rules and other phony targets
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.am b/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.am
index 0787143fcd9d..9867fd3838af 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@ bfd.info bfd.dvi: $(DOCFILES) bfdsumm.texi bfd.texinfo
 
 s-aoutx: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../aoutx.h $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../aoutx.h >aoutx.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change aoutx.tmp aoutx.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change aoutx.tmp aoutx.texi
 	touch s-aoutx
 aoutx.texi: s-aoutx
 
 s-archive: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../archive.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../archive.c >archive.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archive.tmp archive.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archive.tmp archive.texi
 	touch s-archive
 archive.texi: s-archive
 
 s-archures: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../archures.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../archures.c >archures.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archures.tmp archures.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archures.tmp archures.texi
 	touch s-archures
 archures.texi: s-archures
 
@@ -91,103 +91,103 @@ archures.texi: s-archures
 # bfd.texinfo on an 8.3 filesystem.
 s-bfd: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../bfd.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../bfd.c >bfd.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change bfd.tmp bfdt.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change bfd.tmp bfdt.texi
 	touch s-bfd
 bfdt.texi: s-bfd
 
 s-cache: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../cache.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../cache.c >cache.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change cache.tmp cache.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change cache.tmp cache.texi
 	touch s-cache
 cache.texi: s-cache
 
 s-coffcode: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../coffcode.h $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../coffcode.h >coffcode.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change coffcode.tmp coffcode.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change coffcode.tmp coffcode.texi
 	touch s-coffcode
 coffcode.texi: s-coffcode
 
 s-core: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../corefile.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../corefile.c >core.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change core.tmp core.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change core.tmp core.texi
 	touch s-core
 core.texi: s-core
 
 s-elf: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../elf.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../elf.c >elf.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elf.tmp elf.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elf.tmp elf.texi
 	touch s-elf
 elf.texi: s-elf
 
 s-elfcode: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../elfcode.h $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../elfcode.h >elfcode.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elfcode.tmp elfcode.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elfcode.tmp elfcode.texi
 	touch s-elfcode
 elfcode.texi: s-elfcode
 
 s-mmo: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../mmo.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../mmo.c >mmo.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change mmo.tmp mmo.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change mmo.tmp mmo.texi
 	touch s-mmo
 mmo.texi: s-mmo
 
 s-format: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../format.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../format.c >format.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change format.tmp format.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change format.tmp format.texi
 	touch s-format
 format.texi: s-format
 
 s-libbfd: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../libbfd.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../libbfd.c >libbfd.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change libbfd.tmp libbfd.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change libbfd.tmp libbfd.texi
 	touch s-libbfd
 libbfd.texi: s-libbfd
 
 s-opncls: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../opncls.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str  <$(srcdir)/../opncls.c >opncls.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change opncls.tmp opncls.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change opncls.tmp opncls.texi
 	touch s-opncls
 opncls.texi: s-opncls
 
 s-reloc: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../reloc.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../reloc.c >reloc.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change reloc.tmp reloc.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change reloc.tmp reloc.texi
 	touch s-reloc
 reloc.texi: s-reloc
 
 s-section: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../section.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../section.c >section.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change section.tmp section.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change section.tmp section.texi
 	touch s-section
 section.texi: s-section
 
 s-syms: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../syms.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../syms.c >syms.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change syms.tmp syms.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change syms.tmp syms.texi
 	touch s-syms
 syms.texi: s-syms
 
 s-targets: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../targets.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../targets.c >targets.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change targets.tmp targets.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change targets.tmp targets.texi
 	touch s-targets
 targets.texi: s-targets
 
 s-init: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../init.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../init.c >init.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change init.tmp init.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change init.tmp init.texi
 	touch s-init
 init.texi: s-init
 
 s-hash: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../hash.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../hash.c >hash.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change hash.tmp hash.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change hash.tmp hash.texi
 	touch s-hash
 hash.texi: s-hash
 
 s-linker: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../linker.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../linker.c >linker.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change linker.tmp linker.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change linker.tmp linker.texi
 	touch s-linker
 linker.texi: s-linker
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.in
index 66a19d1adb88..6e4afa868b24 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/bfd/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -480,19 +480,19 @@ bfd.info bfd.dvi: $(DOCFILES) bfdsumm.texi bfd.texinfo
 
 s-aoutx: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../aoutx.h $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../aoutx.h >aoutx.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change aoutx.tmp aoutx.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change aoutx.tmp aoutx.texi
 	touch s-aoutx
 aoutx.texi: s-aoutx
 
 s-archive: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../archive.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../archive.c >archive.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archive.tmp archive.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archive.tmp archive.texi
 	touch s-archive
 archive.texi: s-archive
 
 s-archures: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../archures.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../archures.c >archures.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archures.tmp archures.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change archures.tmp archures.texi
 	touch s-archures
 archures.texi: s-archures
 
@@ -500,103 +500,103 @@ archures.texi: s-archures
 # bfd.texinfo on an 8.3 filesystem.
 s-bfd: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../bfd.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../bfd.c >bfd.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change bfd.tmp bfdt.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change bfd.tmp bfdt.texi
 	touch s-bfd
 bfdt.texi: s-bfd
 
 s-cache: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../cache.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../cache.c >cache.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change cache.tmp cache.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change cache.tmp cache.texi
 	touch s-cache
 cache.texi: s-cache
 
 s-coffcode: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../coffcode.h $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../coffcode.h >coffcode.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change coffcode.tmp coffcode.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change coffcode.tmp coffcode.texi
 	touch s-coffcode
 coffcode.texi: s-coffcode
 
 s-core: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../corefile.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../corefile.c >core.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change core.tmp core.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change core.tmp core.texi
 	touch s-core
 core.texi: s-core
 
 s-elf: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../elf.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../elf.c >elf.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elf.tmp elf.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elf.tmp elf.texi
 	touch s-elf
 elf.texi: s-elf
 
 s-elfcode: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../elfcode.h $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../elfcode.h >elfcode.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elfcode.tmp elfcode.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change elfcode.tmp elfcode.texi
 	touch s-elfcode
 elfcode.texi: s-elfcode
 
 s-mmo: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../mmo.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../mmo.c >mmo.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change mmo.tmp mmo.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change mmo.tmp mmo.texi
 	touch s-mmo
 mmo.texi: s-mmo
 
 s-format: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../format.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../format.c >format.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change format.tmp format.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change format.tmp format.texi
 	touch s-format
 format.texi: s-format
 
 s-libbfd: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../libbfd.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str < $(srcdir)/../libbfd.c >libbfd.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change libbfd.tmp libbfd.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change libbfd.tmp libbfd.texi
 	touch s-libbfd
 libbfd.texi: s-libbfd
 
 s-opncls: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../opncls.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str  <$(srcdir)/../opncls.c >opncls.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change opncls.tmp opncls.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change opncls.tmp opncls.texi
 	touch s-opncls
 opncls.texi: s-opncls
 
 s-reloc: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../reloc.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../reloc.c >reloc.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change reloc.tmp reloc.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change reloc.tmp reloc.texi
 	touch s-reloc
 reloc.texi: s-reloc
 
 s-section: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../section.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../section.c >section.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change section.tmp section.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change section.tmp section.texi
 	touch s-section
 section.texi: s-section
 
 s-syms: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../syms.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../syms.c >syms.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change syms.tmp syms.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change syms.tmp syms.texi
 	touch s-syms
 syms.texi: s-syms
 
 s-targets: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../targets.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../targets.c >targets.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change targets.tmp targets.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change targets.tmp targets.texi
 	touch s-targets
 targets.texi: s-targets
 
 s-init: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../init.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../init.c >init.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change init.tmp init.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change init.tmp init.texi
 	touch s-init
 init.texi: s-init
 
 s-hash: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../hash.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../hash.c >hash.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change hash.tmp hash.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change hash.tmp hash.texi
 	touch s-hash
 hash.texi: s-hash
 
 s-linker: $(MKDOC) $(srcdir)/../linker.c $(srcdir)/doc.str
 	./$(MKDOC) -f $(srcdir)/doc.str <$(srcdir)/../linker.c >linker.tmp
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change linker.tmp linker.texi
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change linker.tmp linker.texi
 	touch s-linker
 linker.texi: s-linker
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.am b/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.am
index d2c21434f001..427cdbd422ca 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.am
@@ -446,17 +446,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.in
index 634161834a30..c16974872136 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/opcodes/Makefile.in
@@ -942,17 +942,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/mips/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/mips/Makefile.in
index e0e9fafcafea..c9952d9e48b7 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/mips/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/mips/Makefile.in
@@ -150,21 +150,21 @@ tmp-igen: $(IGEN_INSN) $(IGEN_DC) ../igen/igen $(IGEN_INCLUDE)
 		-n engine.h    -he tmp-engine.h \
 		-n engine.c    -e  tmp-engine.c \
 		-n irun.c      -r  tmp-irun.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h icache.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c icache.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h idecode.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c idecode.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h semantics.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c semantics.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h model.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c model.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h support.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c support.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.h engine.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.c engine.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-irun.c irun.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h icache.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c icache.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h idecode.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c idecode.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h semantics.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c semantics.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h model.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c model.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h support.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c support.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.h engine.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.c engine.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-irun.c irun.c
 	touch tmp-igen
 
 semantics.o: sim-main.h semantics.c $(SIM_EXTRA_DEPS)
@@ -228,16 +228,16 @@ tmp-m16: $(IGEN_INSN) $(IGEN_DC) ../igen/igen $(IGEN_INCLUDE)
 		-n m16_support.h   -hf tmp-support.h \
 		-n m16_support.c   -f  tmp-support.c \
 		#
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h m16_icache.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c m16_icache.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h m16_idecode.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c m16_idecode.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h m16_semantics.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c m16_semantics.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h m16_model.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c m16_model.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h m16_support.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c m16_support.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h m16_icache.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c m16_icache.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h m16_idecode.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c m16_idecode.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h m16_semantics.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c m16_semantics.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h m16_model.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c m16_model.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h m16_support.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c m16_support.c
 	../igen/igen \
 		$(IGEN_TRACE) \
 		-I $(srcdir) \
@@ -263,16 +263,16 @@ tmp-m16: $(IGEN_INSN) $(IGEN_DC) ../igen/igen $(IGEN_INCLUDE)
 		-n m32_support.h   -hf tmp-support.h \
 		-n m32_support.c   -f  tmp-support.c \
 		#
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h m32_icache.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c m32_icache.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h m32_idecode.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c m32_idecode.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h m32_semantics.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c m32_semantics.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h m32_model.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c m32_model.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h m32_support.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c m32_support.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h m32_icache.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c m32_icache.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h m32_idecode.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c m32_idecode.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h m32_semantics.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c m32_semantics.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h m32_model.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c m32_model.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h m32_support.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c m32_support.c
 	../igen/igen \
 		$(IGEN_TRACE) \
 		-I $(srcdir) \
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ tmp-m16: $(IGEN_INSN) $(IGEN_DC) ../igen/igen $(IGEN_INCLUDE)
 		-n itable.h    -ht tmp-itable.h \
 		-n itable.c    -t  tmp-itable.c \
 		#
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
 	touch tmp-m16
 
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/ppc/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/ppc/Makefile.in
index d69b5c3691cf..0fb8f4846d54 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/ppc/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/ppc/Makefile.in
@@ -413,17 +413,17 @@ gentmap: ../common/gentmap.c Makefile targ-vals.def
 targ-vals.def: $(srcdir)/../common/nltvals.def
 	rm -f targ-vals.def tmp-def
 	cat $(srcdir)/../common/nltvals.def > tmp-vals.def
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-vals.def targ-vals.def
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-vals.def targ-vals.def
 
 targ-vals.h: Makefile gentmap $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change
 	rm -f tmp-vals.h
 	./gentmap -h > tmp-vals.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-vals.h targ-vals.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-vals.h targ-vals.h
 
 targ-map.c: Makefile gentmap $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change
 	rm -f tmp-map.c
 	./gentmap -c > tmp-map.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-map.c targ-map.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-map.c targ-map.c
 
 callback.o: ../common/callback.c targ-vals.h config.h
 	$(CC) -c $(STD_CFLAGS) -DHAVE_CONFIG_H $<
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ options.o: options.c $(BASICS_H) $(CPU_H) $(IDECODE_H) $(INLINE) $(LIB_SRC) $(BU
 
 tmp-defines: config.h Makefile
 	sed -n -e '/^#define HAVE_/s/ 1$$/",/' -e '/^#define HAVE_/s//"HAVE_/p' < config.h > tmp-defines.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-defines.h defines.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-defines.h defines.h
 	touch tmp-defines
 
 #
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ tmp-dgen: dgen ppc-spr-table $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change
 		-r $(srcdir)/ppc-spr-table \
 		-n spreg.h -hp tmp-spreg.h \
 		-n spreg.c -p  tmp-spreg.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-spreg.h spreg.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-spreg.c spreg.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-spreg.h spreg.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-spreg.c spreg.c
 	touch tmp-dgen
 
 
@@ -481,18 +481,18 @@ tmp-igen: igen ppc-instructions $(IGEN_OPCODE_RULES) ppc-cache-rules $(srcdir)/.
 		-n model.c     -m  tmp-model.c \
 		-n support.h   -hf tmp-support.h \
 		-n support.c   -f  tmp-support.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h icache.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c icache.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h idecode.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c idecode.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h semantics.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c semantics.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h model.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c model.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h support.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c support.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h icache.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c icache.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h idecode.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c idecode.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h semantics.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c semantics.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h model.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c model.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h support.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c support.c
 	touch tmp-igen
 
 # NOTE: Some versions of make don't handle files created as side-effects
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ tmp-hw: Makefile $(HW_SRC) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change
 		-e 's/^/    /' \
 		-e 's/$$/_device_descriptor,/' \
 		> tmp-hw.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-hw.h hw.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-hw.c hw.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-hw.h hw.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-hw.c hw.c
 	touch tmp-hw
 
 hw_cpu.o: hw_cpu.c $(DEVICE_TABLE_H) $(CPU_H)
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ tmp-pk: Makefile $(PACKAGE_SRC) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change
 		-e 's/^/extern package_create_instance_callback pk_/' \
 		-e 's/$$/_create_instance;/' \
 		> tmp-pk.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-pk.h pk.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-pk.h pk.h
 	touch tmp-pk
 
 pk_disklabel.o: pk.h $(DEVICE_TABLE_H)
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/v850/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/v850/Makefile.in
index 89029d6a6270..964e4c0a4258 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/v850/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb/sim/v850/Makefile.in
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ tmp-igen: $(IGEN_INSN) $(IGEN_DC) ../igen/igen
 		-n engine.h    -he tmp-engine.h \
 		-n engine.c    -e  tmp-engine.c \
 		-n irun.c      -r  tmp-irun.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h icache.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c icache.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h idecode.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c idecode.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h semantics.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c semantics.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h model.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c model.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h support.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c support.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.h engine.h
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.c engine.c
-	$(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-irun.c irun.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.h icache.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-icache.c icache.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.h idecode.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-idecode.c idecode.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.h semantics.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-semantics.c semantics.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.h model.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-model.c model.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.h support.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-support.c support.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.h itable.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-itable.c itable.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.h engine.h
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-engine.c engine.c
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../../move-if-change tmp-irun.c irun.c
 	touch tmp-igen
 
 clean-extra: clean-igen
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.am b/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.am
index 2a29b5509670..a4877ad7f61c 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.am
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.am
@@ -582,17 +582,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.in
index 902908558444..05430f6f7669 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gdb6/opcodes/Makefile.in
@@ -1124,17 +1124,17 @@ dep.sed: dep-in.sed config.status
 dep: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < Makefile > tmp-Makefile
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile Makefile
 
 dep-in: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in > tmp-Makefile.in
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.in
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.in $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 
 dep-am: DEP
 	sed -e '/^..DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE/,$$d' < $(srcdir)/Makefile.am > tmp-Makefile.am
 	cat DEP >> tmp-Makefile.am
-	$(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
+	$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../move-if-change tmp-Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
 
 .PHONY: dep dep-in dep-am
 
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gmake/po/Makefile.in.in b/gnu/dist/gmake/po/Makefile.in.in
index ada8bb4ffa35..19f526fd0191 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gmake/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gmake/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 
-SHELL = /bin/sh
+SHELL = @SHELL@
 @SET_MAKE@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@
diff --git a/gnu/dist/texinfo/intl/Makefile.in b/gnu/dist/texinfo/intl/Makefile.in
index 05f15329e128..6edf27db09a2 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/texinfo/intl/Makefile.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/texinfo/intl/Makefile.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 
-SHELL = /bin/sh
+SHELL = @SHELL@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
diff --git a/gnu/dist/texinfo/po/Makefile.in.in b/gnu/dist/texinfo/po/Makefile.in.in
index 53efc5e16e68..4d21168ab979 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/texinfo/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/texinfo/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 
-SHELL = /bin/sh
+SHELL = @SHELL@
 @SET_MAKE@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@