diff --git a/usr.bin/make/parse.c b/usr.bin/make/parse.c
index 6be0cb1eeb8..279cf0f5300 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/parse.c
+++ b/usr.bin/make/parse.c
@@ -2393,6 +2393,7 @@ Parse_File(char *name, FILE *stream)
 
 		    *cp2 = '\0';
 
+		    cp = Var_Subst(NULL, cp, VAR_CMD, FALSE);
 		    Var_Delete(cp, VAR_GLOBAL);
 		    goto nextLine;
 		}