diff --git a/benchmarks/xengine/Makefile b/benchmarks/xengine/Makefile
index 557db86ae7c..3fe34dd1f4f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/xengine/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/xengine/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.19 2002/03/21 20:35:43 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.20 2002/05/08 18:32:02 millert Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	"reciprocating engine for X11"
 PKGNAME=	xengine-1.0.1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PERMIT_DISTFILES_CDROM=	"no fee"
 PERMIT_DISTFILES_FTP=	Yes
 
 DIST_SUBDIR=	xengine
-EXTRACT_CASES=	*.z) ${GZIP_CMD} -dc ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | ${_SED_FIX_SHAR} | /bin/sh;;
+EXTRACT_CASES=	*.z) ${GZIP_CMD} -dc ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | ${_PERL_FIX_SHAR} | /bin/sh;;
 PATCH_DIST_STRIP=	-p1	# no ${PATCHFILES} but used below
 
 WRKDIST=	${WRKDIR}
diff --git a/games/connect4/Makefile b/games/connect4/Makefile
index 40f93bb506c..38a81bcd695 100644
--- a/games/connect4/Makefile
+++ b/games/connect4/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.18 2002/04/25 01:26:49 naddy Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.19 2002/05/08 18:32:02 millert Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	"curses version of the classic game"
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/usenet/comp.sources.games/volume6/ \
 		ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/archive/comp.sources.games/volume6/
 EXTRACT_SUFX=	.Z
 EXTRACT_CASES=	*.Z) ${GZIP_CMD} -dc ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | \
-		${_SED_FIX_SHAR} | /bin/sh ;;
+		${_PERL_FIX_SHAR} | /bin/sh ;;
 
 MAKE_FLAGS=	CFLAGS='${CFLAGS} -DSCOREFILE=\"/var/games/connect4.scores\"'
 
diff --git a/games/xinvaders/Makefile b/games/xinvaders/Makefile
index c7b708b12df..8184323ac17 100644
--- a/games/xinvaders/Makefile
+++ b/games/xinvaders/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.14 2002/03/21 20:57:07 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.15 2002/05/08 18:32:02 millert Exp $
 #
 
 COMMENT=	"shoot them nasty little bugs"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/comp.sources.x/volume19/xinvaders/ \
 		ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/archive/usenet/comp.sources.x/volume19/xinvaders/
 DISTFILES=	part01.Z part02.Z part03.Z
 
-EXTRACT_CASES=	*.Z) ${GZIP_CMD} -dc ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | ${_SED_FIX_SHAR} | /bin/sh;;
+EXTRACT_CASES=	*.Z) ${GZIP_CMD} -dc ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | ${_PERL_FIX_SHAR} | /bin/sh;;
 
 CONFIGURE_STYLE=	imake
 
diff --git a/mail/poppassd/Makefile b/mail/poppassd/Makefile
index 0355c467efd..9ae2f4fb477 100644
--- a/mail/poppassd/Makefile
+++ b/mail/poppassd/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.17 2002/03/21 21:09:17 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.18 2002/05/08 18:32:02 millert Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	"server: allow users to change password from within Eudora"
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE_FTP=	"no license"
 PERMIT_DISTFILES_CDROM=	"no license"
 PERMIT_DISTFILES_FTP=	"no license"
 
-EXTRACT_CASES= pwserve-4) ${_SED_FIX_SHAR} ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | /bin/sh;;
+EXTRACT_CASES= pwserve-4) ${_PERL_FIX_SHAR} ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | /bin/sh;;
 
 WRKDIST=	${WRKDIR}/poppassd
 
diff --git a/misc/astrolog/Makefile b/misc/astrolog/Makefile
index b2e4a2a6cdc..7cc999e9b9f 100644
--- a/misc/astrolog/Makefile
+++ b/misc/astrolog/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.17 2002/03/21 21:09:18 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.18 2002/05/08 18:32:02 millert Exp $
 # Original from: Ejovi Nuwere <ejovi@ejovi.net>
 
 COMMENT=	"astrology program for X11 and alpha-numeric terminals"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE_FTP=	Yes
 PERMIT_DISTFILES_CDROM=	No
 PERMIT_DISTFILES_FTP=	Yes
 
-EXTRACT_CASES=	*.shr) ${_SED_FIX_SHAR} ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | /bin/sh;;
+EXTRACT_CASES=	*.shr) ${_PERL_FIX_SHAR} ${FULLDISTDIR}/$$archive | /bin/sh;;
 
 DIST_SUBDIR=    astrolog
 ALL_TARGET=     astrolog