diff --git a/appl/kx/Makefile.in b/appl/kx/Makefile.in
index df82dbf0d..8191fe0cd 100644
--- a/appl/kx/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/kx/Makefile.in
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@ Wall:
 
 install: all
 	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(bindir)
-	for x in $(PROG_BIN); do \
+	PROG_BIN=$(PROG_BIN); for x in $$PROG_BIN; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$x $(bindir)/`echo $$x | sed '$(transform)'`; \
 	done
-	for x in $(PROG_LIBEXEC); do \
+	PROG_LIBEXEC=$(PROG_LIBEXEC); for x in $$PROG_LIBEXEC; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$x $(libexecdir)/`echo $$x | sed '$(transform)'`; \
 	done
 
 uninstall:
-	for x in $(PROG_BIN); do \
+	PROG_BIN=$(PROG_BIN); for x in $$PROG_BIN; do \
 	  rm -f $(bindir)/`echo $$x | sed '$(transform)'`; \
 	done
-	for x in $(PROG_LIBEXEC); do \
+	PROG_LIBEXEC=$(PROG_LIBEXEC); for x in $$PROG_LIBEXEC; do \
 	  rm -f $(libexecdir)/`echo $$x | sed '$(transform)'`; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in b/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in
index 4613e57c1..add720a40 100644
--- a/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Wall:
 
 install: all
 	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(bindir)
-	for x in $(PROG_BIN); do \
+	PROG_BIN=$(PROG_BIN); for x in $$PROG_BIN; do \
 	  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$x $(bindir)/`echo $$x | sed '$(transform)'`; \
 	done
 	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(mandir)/man1
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ install: all
 	done)
 
 uninstall:
-	for x in $(PROG_BIN); do \
+	PROG_BIN=$(PROG_BIN); for x in $$PROG_BIN; do \
 	  rm -f $(bindir)/`echo $$x | sed '$(transform)'`; \
 	done
 	for x in $(MAN1); do \