diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 3ae3a28a110..be0abf84de2 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ dvd: packagesystem
 		-DDB_FROM_SRC )
 # Copy distfiles
 	mkdir -p ${.TARGET}/usr/freebsd-dist
-	for dist in MANIFEST $$(ls *.txz); \
+	for dist in MANIFEST *.txz; \
 	    do cp $${dist} ${.TARGET}/usr/freebsd-dist; \
 	done
 .if defined(NO_ROOT)
 	echo "./usr/freebsd-dist type=dir uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755" >> ${.TARGET}/METALOG
-	for dist in MANIFEST $$(ls *.txz); \
+	for dist in MANIFEST *.txz; \
 	    do echo "./usr/freebsd-dist/$${dist} type=file uname=root gname=wheel mode=0644" >> ${.TARGET}/METALOG; \
 	done
 .endif