diff --git a/lib/auth/Makefile.in b/lib/auth/Makefile.in
index d20eb50b1..df1807681 100644
--- a/lib/auth/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/auth/Makefile.in
@@ -12,27 +12,32 @@ SHELL		= /bin/sh
 SUBDIRS		= @LIB_AUTH_SUBDIRS@
 
 all:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+		SUBDIRS=$(SUBDIRS); \
+		for i in $$SUBDIRS; \
 		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) all); done
 
 Wall:
 		make CFLAGS="-g -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -D__USE_FIXED_PROTOTYPES__"
 
 install: all
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
-	do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) install); done
+		SUBDIRS=$(SUBDIRS); \
+		for i in $$SUBDIRS; \
+		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) install); done
 
 clean:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+		SUBDIRS=$(SUBDIRS); \
+		for i in $$SUBDIRS; \
 		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) clean); done
 
 mostlyclean:	clean
 
 distclean:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+		SUBDIRS=$(SUBDIRS); \
+		for i in $$SUBDIRS; \
 		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) distclean); done
-		rm -f Makefile config.status *~
+		rm -f Makefile *~
 
 realclean:
-		for i in $(SUBDIRS); \
+		SUBDIRS=$(SUBDIRS); \
+		for i in $$SUBDIRS; \
 		do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) $(MFLAGS) realclean); done