diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.am b/bfd/Makefile.am
index d07c9605b6f..1a4d7ec0e41 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.am
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.am
@@ -821,46 +821,46 @@ endif
 endif
 
 elf32-target.h : elfxx-target.h
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $< > $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $> > $@
 
 elf64-target.h : elfxx-target.h
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $< > $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $> > $@
 
 elf32-aarch64.c : elfnn-aarch64.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"elfnn-aarch64.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $> >> $@
 
 elf64-aarch64.c : elfnn-aarch64.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"elfnn-aarch64.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $> >> $@
 
 elf32-ia64.c : elfnn-ia64.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"elfnn-ia64.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $> >> $@
 
 elf64-ia64.c : elfnn-ia64.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"elfnn-ia64.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $> >> $@
 
 elf32-riscv.c : elfnn-riscv.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"elfnn-riscv.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/32/g < $> >> $@
 
 elf64-riscv.c : elfnn-riscv.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"elfnn-riscv.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/NN/64/g < $> >> $@
 
 peigen.c : peXXigen.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"peXXigen.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/XX/pe/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/XX/pe/g < $> >> $@
 
 pepigen.c : peXXigen.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"peXXigen.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/XX/pep/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/XX/pep/g < $> >> $@
 
 pex64igen.c: peXXigen.c
 	echo "#line 1 \"peXXigen.c\"" > $@
-	$(SED) -e s/XX/pex64/g < $< >> $@
+	$(SED) -e s/XX/pex64/g < $> >> $@
 
 BFD_H_DEPS= $(INCDIR)/ansidecl.h $(INCDIR)/symcat.h $(INCDIR)/diagnostics.h
 LOCAL_H_DEPS= libbfd.h sysdep.h config.h bfd_stdint.h