diff --git a/util/ceg/util/make_as b/util/ceg/util/make_as
index b4e75cf55..c9981cfad 100644
--- a/util/ceg/util/make_as
+++ b/util/ceg/util/make_as
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ce/*.o : mach.h back/*.h
 
 EM_instr : ceg/ceg mach.h back/*.h EM_table
 	( cd ce; $(CEG)/util/preproc ../EM_table | ../ceg/ceg -l)
-	$(CEG)/util/create_ofiles
+	( cd ce; $(CEG)/util/create_ofiles)
 	@make ce.a
 
 
diff --git a/util/ceg/util/make_obj b/util/ceg/util/make_obj
index e543bec5c..4b350afa8 100644
--- a/util/ceg/util/make_obj
+++ b/util/ceg/util/make_obj
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ce/*.o : mach.h back/*.h
 
 EM_instr : ceg/ceg mach.h back/*.h EM_table
 	( cd ce; $(CEG)/util/preproc ../EM_table| ../ceg/ceg -l)
-	$(CEG)/util/create_ofiles
+	( cd ce; $(CEG)/util/create_ofiles)
 	@make ce.a
 
 
diff --git a/util/ceg/util/make_own b/util/ceg/util/make_own
index 3d623057a..77335df1a 100644
--- a/util/ceg/util/make_own
+++ b/util/ceg/util/make_own
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ce/*.o : mach.h
 
 EM_instr : ceg/ceg EM_table mach.h
 	( cd ce; $(CEG)/util/preproc ../EM_table| ../ceg/ceg -l)
-	$(CEG)/util/create_ofiles
+	( cd ce; $(CEG)/util/create_ofiles)
 	@make ce.a