diff --git a/data/eng/Makefile.fasm b/data/eng/Makefile.fasm
index ee7433459c..9fab3ed7b1 100644
--- a/data/eng/Makefile.fasm
+++ b/data/eng/Makefile.fasm
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ define fasm_meta_rule
 $(1): $(2) Makefile.fasm .deps/.dir $$(call respace,$$(addsuffix .dir,$(3)))
 	fasm -m 65536 $$< "$$@" -s .deps/$(4).fas
 	prepsrc .deps/$(4).fas /dev/null
-	prepsrc .deps/$(4).fas /dev/stdout | (echo -n '$(1):' && \
-	perl -ne 's|\\|/|g;print " \\\n $$$$1" if /^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/' \
-	&& echo) > .deps/$(4).Po
+	prepsrc .deps/$(4).fas /dev/stdout | \
+	perl -n -e 's|\\|/|g;push @a,$$$$1 if/^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/;' \
+	-e 'END{$$$$a=join " \\\n ",@a;print "$(1): $$$$a\n$$$$a:\n"}' > .deps/$(4).Po
 	kpack --nologo "$$@"
 -include .deps/$(4).Po
 endef
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ $(foreach f,$(FASM_PROGRAMS),$(eval $(call fasm_meta_rule,$(fbinary),$(fsource),
 kernel.mnt: $(KERNEL)/kernel.asm Makefile.fasm .deps/.dir
 	fasm -m 65536 $< "$@" -s .deps/kernel.fas
 	prepsrc .deps/kernel.fas /dev/null
-	prepsrc .deps/kernel.fas /dev/stdout | (echo -n 'kernel.mnt:' && \
-	perl -ne 's|\\|/|g;print " \\\n $$1" if /^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/' \
-	&& echo) > .deps/kernel.Po
+	prepsrc .deps/kernel.fas /dev/stdout | \
+	perl -n -e 's|\\|/|g;push @a,$$1 if/^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/;' \
+	-e 'END{$$a=join " \\\n ",@a;print "$@: $$a\n$$a:\n"}' > .deps/kernel.Po
 	kerpack $@
 -include .deps/kernel.Po
diff --git a/data/eng/Makefile.nasm b/data/eng/Makefile.nasm
index 18066de385..cb4714fd21 100644
--- a/data/eng/Makefile.nasm
+++ b/data/eng/Makefile.nasm
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # This is similar to Makefile.fasm, look there for comments.
 define nasm_meta_rule
 .deps/$(4).Po: $(2) Makefile.nasm .deps/.dir
-	nasm -I$$(dir $(2)) -o "$(1)" -M $$< > .deps/$(4).Tpo 2>/dev/null; if [ $$$$? -eq 0 ]; \
-	then sed 's|\(.*\):|\1 .deps/$(4).Po:|' .deps/$(4).Tpo > .deps/$(4).Po; fi
+	nasm -I$$(dir $(2)) -o "$(1)" -M $$< > .deps/$(4).Tpo 2>/dev/null; \
+	if [ $$$$? -eq 0 ]; then perl -ln -e 'next unless $$$$_;' \
+	-e 'm/((.*): )?(.*)/;$$$$a=$$$$2 if $$$$2;push @b,$$$$3;' \
+	-e 'END{$$$$b=join "\n",@b;print "$$$$a .deps/$(4).Po: $$$$b\n$$$$b:"}' \
+	.deps/$(4).Tpo > .deps/$(4).Po; fi
 	rm -f .deps/$(4).Tpo
 $(1): $(2) Makefile.nasm $$(call respace,$$(addsuffix .dir,$(3)))
 	nasm -I$$(dir $(2)) -o "$$@" $$<
diff --git a/data/rus/Makefile.fasm b/data/rus/Makefile.fasm
index ee7433459c..9fab3ed7b1 100644
--- a/data/rus/Makefile.fasm
+++ b/data/rus/Makefile.fasm
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ define fasm_meta_rule
 $(1): $(2) Makefile.fasm .deps/.dir $$(call respace,$$(addsuffix .dir,$(3)))
 	fasm -m 65536 $$< "$$@" -s .deps/$(4).fas
 	prepsrc .deps/$(4).fas /dev/null
-	prepsrc .deps/$(4).fas /dev/stdout | (echo -n '$(1):' && \
-	perl -ne 's|\\|/|g;print " \\\n $$$$1" if /^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/' \
-	&& echo) > .deps/$(4).Po
+	prepsrc .deps/$(4).fas /dev/stdout | \
+	perl -n -e 's|\\|/|g;push @a,$$$$1 if/^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/;' \
+	-e 'END{$$$$a=join " \\\n ",@a;print "$(1): $$$$a\n$$$$a:\n"}' > .deps/$(4).Po
 	kpack --nologo "$$@"
 -include .deps/$(4).Po
 endef
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ $(foreach f,$(FASM_PROGRAMS),$(eval $(call fasm_meta_rule,$(fbinary),$(fsource),
 kernel.mnt: $(KERNEL)/kernel.asm Makefile.fasm .deps/.dir
 	fasm -m 65536 $< "$@" -s .deps/kernel.fas
 	prepsrc .deps/kernel.fas /dev/null
-	prepsrc .deps/kernel.fas /dev/stdout | (echo -n 'kernel.mnt:' && \
-	perl -ne 's|\\|/|g;print " \\\n $$1" if /^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/' \
-	&& echo) > .deps/kernel.Po
+	prepsrc .deps/kernel.fas /dev/stdout | \
+	perl -n -e 's|\\|/|g;push @a,$$1 if/^;include \x27(.*?)\x27/;' \
+	-e 'END{$$a=join " \\\n ",@a;print "$@: $$a\n$$a:\n"}' > .deps/kernel.Po
 	kerpack $@
 -include .deps/kernel.Po
diff --git a/data/rus/Makefile.nasm b/data/rus/Makefile.nasm
index 18066de385..cb4714fd21 100644
--- a/data/rus/Makefile.nasm
+++ b/data/rus/Makefile.nasm
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # This is similar to Makefile.fasm, look there for comments.
 define nasm_meta_rule
 .deps/$(4).Po: $(2) Makefile.nasm .deps/.dir
-	nasm -I$$(dir $(2)) -o "$(1)" -M $$< > .deps/$(4).Tpo 2>/dev/null; if [ $$$$? -eq 0 ]; \
-	then sed 's|\(.*\):|\1 .deps/$(4).Po:|' .deps/$(4).Tpo > .deps/$(4).Po; fi
+	nasm -I$$(dir $(2)) -o "$(1)" -M $$< > .deps/$(4).Tpo 2>/dev/null; \
+	if [ $$$$? -eq 0 ]; then perl -ln -e 'next unless $$$$_;' \
+	-e 'm/((.*): )?(.*)/;$$$$a=$$$$2 if $$$$2;push @b,$$$$3;' \
+	-e 'END{$$$$b=join "\n",@b;print "$$$$a .deps/$(4).Po: $$$$b\n$$$$b:"}' \
+	.deps/$(4).Tpo > .deps/$(4).Po; fi
 	rm -f .deps/$(4).Tpo
 $(1): $(2) Makefile.nasm $$(call respace,$$(addsuffix .dir,$(3)))
 	nasm -I$$(dir $(2)) -o "$$@" $$<