--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #LFLAGS=-g @LDFLAGS@ @LIBS@
 #LFLAGS=-pg ${LFLAGS}
 DEPEND=depend.m
-ECHO=@/bin/echo
+ECHO=@echo
 INSTALL=@INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM=@INSTALL_PROGRAM@
 INSTALL_DATA=@INSTALL_DATA@
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@
 #
 
 .version: .version_major .version_minor .version_patch
-	@/bin/echo -n `cat .version_major`.`cat .version_minor`.`cat \
+	@printf "%s" `cat .version_major`.`cat .version_minor`.`cat \
 		.version_patch`  > .version
 
 _version.h: .version
-	@/bin/echo -e \#define SZ_VERSION \"`cat .version`\"  > _version.h
+	@echo "#define SZ_VERSION \"`cat .version`\""  > _version.h
 
 .PHONY: transmit
 transmit: # distribution-archive
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@
 
 version.sed: _version.h
 	@echo Creating version-specific sed script...
-	@/bin/echo s/\<\<version\>\>/`cat .version`/ > version.sed
-	@/bin/echo s/\<\<date\>\>/`date +"%d%b%y" \
+	@echo s/\<\<version\>\>/`cat .version`/ > version.sed
+	@echo s/\<\<date\>\>/`date +"%d%b%y" \
 	 | sed -e y/abceglnoprtuvy/ABCEGLNOPRTUVY/`/ >> version.sed
-	@/bin/echo s/\<\<tar-file\>\>/${PACKAGE}-`cat .version`.tar.gz/ \
+	@echo s/\<\<tar-file\>\>/${PACKAGE}-`cat .version`.tar.gz/ \
 	 >> version.sed
-	@/bin/echo s/\<\<lsm-file\>\>/${PACKAGE}-`cat .version`.lsm/ >> version.sed
+	@echo s/\<\<lsm-file\>\>/${PACKAGE}-`cat .version`.lsm/ >> version.sed
 
 .PHONY: ${PACKAGE}.lsm
 ${PACKAGE}.lsm: version.sed LSM