diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
index 45e664f4a848..c8d491588091 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/grep/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ CFLAGS+=-DGREP -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_PARAM_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 \
 	-DHAVE_GETPAGESIZE=1 -DHAVE_MEMCHR=1 -DHAVE_STRERROR=1 \
 	-DHAVE_VALLOC=1
 
-LINKS+= ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/grep ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/egrep \
-	${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/grep ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/fgrep
+LINKS+= ${BINDIR}/grep ${BINDIR}/egrep \
+	${BINDIR}/grep ${BINDIR}/fgrep
 MLINKS= grep.1 egrep.1 grep.1 fgrep.1
 
 check:	all
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile
index 7a5d3036eab4..368e21844578 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ SRCS=	gzip.c zip.c deflate.c trees.c bits.c unzip.c inflate.c util.c \
 MAN1=	gzexe.1 gzip.1 zdiff.1 zforce.1 zmore.1 znew.1
 CFLAGS+=-DASMV -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DDIRENT=1
 MLINKS= gzip.1 gunzip.1  gzip.1 zcat.1  gzip.1 gzcat.1
-LINKS+= ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/gzip ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/gunzip
-LINKS+= ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/gzip ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/gzcat
-LINKS+= ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/gzip ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/zcat
+LINKS+= ${BINDIR}/gzip ${BINDIR}/gunzip
+LINKS+= ${BINDIR}/gzip ${BINDIR}/gzcat
+LINKS+= ${BINDIR}/gzip ${BINDIR}/zcat
 
 afterinstall:
 	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${BINMODE} \