diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/make.hfiles b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/make.hfiles
index 53cbdc1dd..3bc972faf 100755
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/make.hfiles
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/make.hfiles
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ p
 }' $1
 echo '!EOF!'
 echo $IFCOMMAND
-) |
-sh
+) | eval "$(cat)"
diff --git a/lang/cem/cemcom/make.hfiles b/lang/cem/cemcom/make.hfiles
index 53cbdc1dd..3bc972faf 100755
--- a/lang/cem/cemcom/make.hfiles
+++ b/lang/cem/cemcom/make.hfiles
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ p
 }' $1
 echo '!EOF!'
 echo $IFCOMMAND
-) |
-sh
+) | eval "$(cat)"
diff --git a/lang/cem/cpp.ansi/make.hfiles b/lang/cem/cpp.ansi/make.hfiles
index 53cbdc1dd..3bc972faf 100755
--- a/lang/cem/cpp.ansi/make.hfiles
+++ b/lang/cem/cpp.ansi/make.hfiles
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ p
 }' $1
 echo '!EOF!'
 echo $IFCOMMAND
-) |
-sh
+) | eval "$(cat)"
diff --git a/lang/m2/comp/make.hfiles b/lang/m2/comp/make.hfiles
index 53cbdc1dd..3bc972faf 100755
--- a/lang/m2/comp/make.hfiles
+++ b/lang/m2/comp/make.hfiles
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ p
 }' $1
 echo '!EOF!'
 echo $IFCOMMAND
-) |
-sh
+) | eval "$(cat)"
diff --git a/lang/pc/comp/make.hfiles b/lang/pc/comp/make.hfiles
index 53cbdc1dd..3bc972faf 100755
--- a/lang/pc/comp/make.hfiles
+++ b/lang/pc/comp/make.hfiles
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ p
 }' $1
 echo '!EOF!'
 echo $IFCOMMAND
-) |
-sh
+) | eval "$(cat)"
diff --git a/util/cpp/make.hfiles b/util/cpp/make.hfiles
index 53cbdc1dd..3bc972faf 100755
--- a/util/cpp/make.hfiles
+++ b/util/cpp/make.hfiles
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ p
 }' $1
 echo '!EOF!'
 echo $IFCOMMAND
-) |
-sh
+) | eval "$(cat)"