diff --git a/de_DE.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/de_DE.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index a9babcc687..1ea493d6ce 100644
--- a/de_DE.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/de_DE.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DOCS?=	index.xml
 SUBDIR=		4.6.2R 4.7R 4.8R 4.9R 4.11R
 SUBDIR+=	5.0R 5.1R 5.2R 5.3R
 
-.if defined $(NEW_BUILD)
+.if defined($(NEW_BUILD))
 SUBDIR=
 .endif
 
diff --git a/fr_FR.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/fr_FR.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index eef6dbf5e1..d14096d9ed 100644
--- a/fr_FR.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/fr_FR.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	4.7R
 SUBDIR+=	5.0R
 SUBDIR+=	5.1R
 
-.if defined $(NEW_BUILD)
+.if defined($(NEW_BUILD))
 SUBDIR=
 .endif
 
diff --git a/it_IT.ISO8859-15/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/it_IT.ISO8859-15/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index fee21f90d7..19135e03a2 100644
--- a/it_IT.ISO8859-15/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/it_IT.ISO8859-15/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUBDIR = 4.10R 4.11R
 SUBDIR+= 5.2R 5.2.1R 5.3R 5.4R
 SUBDIR+= 6.0R
 
-.if defined $(NEW_BUILD)
+.if defined($(NEW_BUILD))
 SUBDIR=
 .endif
 
diff --git a/ja_JP.eucJP/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/ja_JP.eucJP/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index c249b68432..8d04dda3e5 100644
--- a/ja_JP.eucJP/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/ja_JP.eucJP/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	8.2R 8.3R 8.4R
 #SUBDIR+=	9.0R 9.1R
 SUBDIR+=	9.0R
 
-.if defined $(NEW_BUILD)
+.if defined($(NEW_BUILD))
 SUBDIR=
 .endif
 
diff --git a/ru_RU.KOI8-R/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/ru_RU.KOI8-R/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index 599a610b10..c415a482d1 100644
--- a/ru_RU.KOI8-R/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/ru_RU.KOI8-R/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DOCS?=	index.xml
 
 SUBDIR=	5.3R 5.4R
 
-.if defined $(NEW_BUILD)
+.if defined($(NEW_BUILD))
 SUBDIR=
 .endif
 
diff --git a/zh_CN.GB2312/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/zh_CN.GB2312/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index a5dc409d3a..bb492e6a27 100644
--- a/zh_CN.GB2312/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/zh_CN.GB2312/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	5.4R 5.5R
 SUBDIR+=	6.0R 6.1R 6.2R 6.3R
 SUBDIR+=	7.0R 7.1R 7.2R
 
-.if defined $(NEW_BUILD)
+.if defined($(NEW_BUILD))
 SUBDIR=
 .endif