--- a/frontends/Makefile
+++ b/frontends/Makefile
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ pullnews:	pullnews.in      $(FIX)	; $(FI
 scanspool:	scanspool.in     $(FIX)	; $(FIX) scanspool.in
 
 bunbatch: Makefile ../Makefile.global
-	( echo '#! $(SHELL)' ; echo 'exec $(BZIP2) -d -c' ) > $@
+	( echo '#!/bin/sh' ; echo 'exec $(BZIP2) -d -c' ) > $@
 	chmod 755 bunbatch
 
 c7unbatch: Makefile ../Makefile.global
-	( echo '#! $(SHELL)' ; echo 'decode | $(UNCOMPRESS)' ) > $@
+	( echo '#!/bin/sh' ; echo 'decode | $(UNCOMPRESS)' ) > $@
 	chmod 755 c7unbatch
 
 gunbatch: Makefile ../Makefile.global
-	( echo '#! $(SHELL)' ; echo 'exec $(GZIP) -d -c' ) > $@
+	( echo '#!/bin/sh' ; echo 'exec $(GZIP) -d -c' ) > $@
 	chmod 755 gunbatch
 
 ##  Not normally built.
