diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile b/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile
index ace0a419a89..aad856f8fb2 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include ../vars.mk
 
-SCRIPTS = chroot-helper doinst-helper
+SCRIPTS = chroot-helper.sh doinst-helper.sh
 MOUNT_BIN = capmount
 UMOUNT_BIN = capumount
 CHROOT_BIN = capchroot
@@ -10,26 +10,18 @@ LDFLAGS = -lcap
 
 ifdef IN_CHROOT
 BINS =
-SCRIPTS = doinst-helper
+SCRIPTS = doinst-helper.sh
 endif
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(BINS)
-	for bin in $(SCRIPTS); do					\
-		sed -e	"s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_PREFIX@@|$(PREFIX)|g"		\
-		    -e	"s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_ETCDIR@@|$(ETCDIR)|g"		\
-		    -e  "s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@|$(SHAREDIR)|g"	\
-		    -e  "s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_SBINDIR@@|$(SBINDIR)|g"	\
-		    -e	"s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@|$(LIBEXECDIR)|g"	\
-			$$bin.sh.in > $$bin;				\
-	done
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	-rm -f $(BINS) $(SCRIPTS)
+	-rm -f $(BINS)
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: all
+install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR)
 	for bin in $(SCRIPTS); do					\
 		install -m755 $$bin $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR);		\
@@ -50,10 +42,10 @@ uninstall:
 	done
 
 $(MOUNT_BIN):
-	$(CC) $(WFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) mount.c -o $@
+	$(CC) $(WFLAGS) mount.c $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 $(UMOUNT_BIN):
-	$(CC) $(WFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) umount.c -o $@
+	$(CC) $(WFLAGS) umount.c $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
 $(CHROOT_BIN):
-	$(CC) $(WFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) chroot.c -o $@
+	$(CC) $(WFLAGS) chroot.c $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh.in
rename to xbps-src/libexec/chroot-helper.sh
diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh.in
rename to xbps-src/libexec/doinst-helper.sh
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/Makefile b/xbps-src/shutils/Makefile
index f74a4db3629..a86ea5321ba 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/Makefile
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 include ../vars.mk
 
-SCRIPTS = chroot.sh pkgtarget_funcs.sh
-
-.PHONY: all
-all:
-	for f in $(SCRIPTS); do						\
-		sed -e "s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_PREFIX@@|$(PREFIX)|g"		\
-		    -e "s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_SHAREDIR@@|$(SHAREDIR)|g"	\
-		    -e "s|@@XBPS_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR@@|$(LIBEXECDIR)|g"	\
-		    $$f.in > $$f;					\
-	done
-
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	-rm -f $(SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
rename to xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index 7e21315f8f2..5d88100bbfd 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ _mount()
 	MASTERDIR="${XBPS_MASTERDIR}" DISTRIBUTIONDIR="${XBPS_DISTRIBUTIONDIR}" \
 		HOSTDIR="${XBPS_HOSTDIR}" XBPS_ETCDIR="${XBPS_ETCDIR}" \
 		XBPS_SHAREDIR="${XBPS_SHAREDIR}" ${SUDO_CMD} \
-		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/chroot-helper mount
+		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/chroot-helper.sh mount
 	return $?
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ _umount()
 	MASTERDIR="${XBPS_MASTERDIR}" DISTRIBUTIONDIR="${XBPS_DISTRIBUTIONDIR}" \
 		HOSTDIR="${XBPS_HOSTDIR}" XBPS_ETCDIR="${XBPS_ETCDIR}" \
 		XBPS_SHAREDIR="${XBPS_SHAREDIR}" ${SUDO_CMD} \
-		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/chroot-helper umount
+		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/chroot-helper.sh umount
 	return $?
 }
 
diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh
similarity index 99%
rename from xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
rename to xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh
index f28bd1bcd5f..851d4e5df70 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ install_pkg()
 		BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD=$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD	\
 		CONFIG_FILE=${XBPS_CONFIG_FILE}			\
 		${FAKEROOT_CMD} ${FAKEROOT_CMD_ARGS}		\
-		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/doinst-helper ${curpkgn}	\
+		${XBPS_LIBEXECDIR}/doinst-helper.sh ${curpkgn}	\
 		|| return $?
 
 	# Strip binaries/libraries.
diff --git a/xbps-src/vars.mk b/xbps-src/vars.mk
index d353f664975..c9eb0e74e7c 100644
--- a/xbps-src/vars.mk
+++ b/xbps-src/vars.mk
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ SBINDIR	?= $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/sbin
 # The following vars shouldn't be specified with DESTDIR!
 #
 SHAREDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/xbps-src
-LIBEXECDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/libexec
+LIBEXECDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/libexec/xbps-src
 ETCDIR	?= $(PREFIX)/etc