diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/Makefile b/usr.bin/sort/Makefile
index d1684040abc..41feec2bdee 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PROG=	sort
 SRCS=	bwstring.c coll.c file.c mem.c radixsort.c sort.c vsort.c
 
 sort.1: sort.1.in
-	/usr/bin/sed ${MAN_SUB} ${.ALLSRC} >${.TARGET}
+	sed ${MAN_SUB} ${.ALLSRC} >${.TARGET}
 
 CLEANFILES+= sort.1