diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/7l/mkfile b/sys/src/cmd/7l/mkfile
index 46562f0db..b559dc039 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/7l/mkfile
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/7l/mkfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BIN=/$objtype/bin
 	@ { cd ../7c; mk enam.c }
 
 cnam.c:	l.h mkcname
-	rc mkcname
+	rc ./mkcname
 
 enam.$O:	../7c/enam.c
 	$CC $CFLAGS ../7c/enam.c
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/ql/mkfile b/sys/src/cmd/ql/mkfile
index 681f42ee7..060d0f128 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/ql/mkfile
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/ql/mkfile
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ BIN=/$objtype/bin
 
 enam.$O:	../qc/enam.c
 	$CC $CFLAGS ../qc/enam.c
-cnam.c:	l.h
-	rc mkcname
+cnam.c:	l.h mkcname
+	rc ./mkcname
 compat.$O:	../cc/compat