diff --git a/de_DE.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/de_DE.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index 1ea493d6ce..d20e218f7f 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/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
index 95acc6469d..93bc4304ac 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releases/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SUBDIR+=	7.0R 7.1R 7.2R 7.3R 7.4R
 SUBDIR+=	8.0R 8.1R 8.2R 8.3R 8.4R
 SUBDIR+=	9.0R 9.1R
 
-.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 d14096d9ed..0f3e5efc76 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 19135e03a2..cebe8eab6d 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 8d04dda3e5..e8a8dc2bcf 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 c415a482d1..6a71ba2528 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 bb492e6a27..6336e8c0f9 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