diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 87b57a70c14d..e486331e1f72 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ installcheck_UGID:
 _install-info=	install-info
 .endif
 .if ${MK_ZONEINFO} != "no"
-_zoneinfo=	zic tzsetup xargs
+_zoneinfo=	zic tzsetup
 .endif
 
 ITOOLS=	[ awk cap_mkdb cat chflags chmod chown \
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
index 97181dacd877..bccea5ec5089 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ zoneinfo: yearistype ${TDATA}
 
 beforeinstall:
 	cd ${TZBUILDDIR} && \
-	    find . -type f -print | xargs -I _FILE_ ${INSTALL} \
+	    find . -type f -print -exec ${INSTALL} \
 	    -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
-	    _FILE_ ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/_FILE_
+	    \{} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/\{} \;
 	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/zone.tab ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/