diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index d5fd6bd735e9..f46cbe76a7c8 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1686,6 +1686,7 @@ delete-old-files:
 # argument list will get too long. Using .for/.endfor make "loops" will make
 # the Makefile parser segfault.
 	@exec 3<&0; \
+	cd ${.CURDIR}; \
 	${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
 	    -V OLD_FILES -V "OLD_FILES:Musr/share/*.gz:R" | xargs -n1 | \
 	while read file; do \
@@ -1708,7 +1709,8 @@ delete-old-files:
 
 check-old-files:
 	@echo ">>> Checking for old files"
-	@${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
+	@cd ${.CURDIR}; \
+	${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
 	    -V OLD_FILES -V "OLD_FILES:Musr/share/*.gz:R" | xargs -n1 | \
 	while read file; do \
 		if [ -f "${DESTDIR}/$${file}" -o -L "${DESTDIR}/$${file}" ]; then \
@@ -1729,6 +1731,7 @@ delete-old-libs:
 	@echo ">>> Removing old libraries"
 	@echo "${OLD_LIBS_MESSAGE}" | fmt
 	@exec 3<&0; \
+	cd ${.CURDIR}; \
 	${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
 	    -V OLD_LIBS | xargs -n1 | \
 	while read file; do \
@@ -1748,7 +1751,8 @@ delete-old-libs:
 
 check-old-libs:
 	@echo ">>> Checking for old libraries"
-	@${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
+	@cd ${.CURDIR}; \
+	${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
 	    -V OLD_LIBS | xargs -n1 | \
 	while read file; do \
 		if [ -f "${DESTDIR}/$${file}" -o -L "${DESTDIR}/$${file}" ]; then \
@@ -1763,7 +1767,8 @@ check-old-libs:
 
 delete-old-dirs:
 	@echo ">>> Removing old directories"
-	@${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
+	@cd ${.CURDIR}; \
+	${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
 	    -V OLD_DIRS | xargs -n1 | sort -r | \
 	while read dir; do \
 		if [ -d "${DESTDIR}/$${dir}" ]; then \
@@ -1776,7 +1781,8 @@ delete-old-dirs:
 
 check-old-dirs:
 	@echo ">>> Checking for old directories"
-	@${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
+	@cd ${.CURDIR}; \
+	${MAKE} -f ${.CURDIR}/Makefile.inc1 ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${.TARGET} \
 	    -V OLD_DIRS | xargs -n1 | \
 	while read dir; do \
 		if [ -d "${DESTDIR}/$${dir}" ]; then \