diff --git a/bin/csh/Makefile b/bin/csh/Makefile
index e5d4ec197d7e..ffd511d14711 100644
--- a/bin/csh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/csh/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ NLSSRCFILES_${catalog:C/.*://}!= cd ${NLSSRCDIR_${catalog:C/.*://}}; echo set[0-
 .endfor
 
 csh.1: tcsh.man
-	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 build-tools: gethost
 
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cpp/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cpp/Makefile
index 56fdc06de53c..12be88f94c51 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cpp/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ LDADD+=	${LIBCC_INT}
 CLEANFILES= cpp.1
 
 cpp.1: cccp.1
-	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/f77/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/f77/Makefile
index 4902ba5da70e..233cae20804c 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/f77/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/f77/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ LDADD=	${LIBCC_INT}
 CLEANFILES= f77.1
 
 f77.1: g77.1
-	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/lib/libform/Makefile b/lib/libform/Makefile
index 7c225887fd9e..6e69075ba698 100644
--- a/lib/libform/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libform/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ MANx=	form.3x form_cursor.3x form_data.3x form_driver.3x \
 CLEANFILES+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 MAN+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 ${page:T:S/x$//g}: ${page}
-	ln -s ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
 MLINKS+=form_cursor.3 pos_form_cursor.3
diff --git a/lib/libmenu/Makefile b/lib/libmenu/Makefile
index 0c3088bd6db4..fd3ddfe71158 100644
--- a/lib/libmenu/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libmenu/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ MANx=	menu.3x menu_attributes.3x menu_cursor.3x \
 CLEANFILES+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 MAN+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 ${page:T:S/x$//g}: ${page}
-	ln -s ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
 MLINKS+=menu_attributes.3 menu_back.3 menu_attributes.3 menu_fore.3 \
diff --git a/lib/libncurses/Makefile b/lib/libncurses/Makefile
index 9be40a00c28f..0dc6702c4f41 100644
--- a/lib/libncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libncurses/Makefile
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ MAN+=	term.7
 CLEANFILES+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 MAN+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 ${page:T:S/x$//g}: ${page}
-	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
 MLINKS+=ncurses.3 curses.3
diff --git a/lib/libpanel/Makefile b/lib/libpanel/Makefile
index 5c1f6010dda2..e715921652ac 100644
--- a/lib/libpanel/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libpanel/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ncurses_def.h:	MKncurses_def.sh ncurses_defs
 CLEANFILES+=	panel.3
 MAN=		panel.3
 panel.3: panel.3x
-	ln -s ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 MLINKS+=panel.3 bottom_panel.3 panel.3 del_panel.3 panel.3 hide_panel.3 \
 	panel.3 move_panel.3 panel.3 new_panel.3 panel.3 panel_above.3 \
diff --git a/lib/ncurses/form/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/form/Makefile
index 7c225887fd9e..6e69075ba698 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/form/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/form/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ MANx=	form.3x form_cursor.3x form_data.3x form_driver.3x \
 CLEANFILES+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 MAN+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 ${page:T:S/x$//g}: ${page}
-	ln -s ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
 MLINKS+=form_cursor.3 pos_form_cursor.3
diff --git a/lib/ncurses/menu/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/menu/Makefile
index 0c3088bd6db4..fd3ddfe71158 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/menu/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/menu/Makefile
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ MANx=	menu.3x menu_attributes.3x menu_cursor.3x \
 CLEANFILES+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 MAN+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 ${page:T:S/x$//g}: ${page}
-	ln -s ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
 MLINKS+=menu_attributes.3 menu_back.3 menu_attributes.3 menu_fore.3 \
diff --git a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
index 9be40a00c28f..0dc6702c4f41 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ MAN+=	term.7
 CLEANFILES+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 MAN+=${page:T:S/x$//g}
 ${page:T:S/x$//g}: ${page}
-	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 
 MLINKS+=ncurses.3 curses.3
diff --git a/lib/ncurses/panel/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/panel/Makefile
index 5c1f6010dda2..e715921652ac 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/panel/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/panel/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ncurses_def.h:	MKncurses_def.sh ncurses_defs
 CLEANFILES+=	panel.3
 MAN=		panel.3
 panel.3: panel.3x
-	ln -s ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 MLINKS+=panel.3 bottom_panel.3 panel.3 del_panel.3 panel.3 hide_panel.3 \
 	panel.3 move_panel.3 panel.3 new_panel.3 panel.3 panel_above.3 \
diff --git a/usr.bin/awk/Makefile b/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
index ffc5e68504fa..1d3642b6a832 100644
--- a/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/awk/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ maketab: ytab.h ${AWKSRC}/maketab.c
 
 CLEANFILES+=	nawk.1
 nawk.1: awk.1
-	ln -sf ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/less/Makefile.common b/usr.bin/less/Makefile.common
index 6b3b62b97dab..fcc6ccfa1ce3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/less/Makefile.common
+++ b/usr.bin/less/Makefile.common
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR}/../less -I${LSDIR}
 .SUFFIXES: .nro .1
 
 .nro.1:
-	ln -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cat ${.IMPSRC} > ${.TARGET}