diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
--- a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile
@@ -97,25 +97,17 @@
 	(umask 022; cd ${.CURDIR}; \
 	${ZIC:Uzic} -D -d ${TZBUILDDIR} ${ZICFLAGS} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${LEAPFILE} ${TZFILES})
-
-#
-# Sort TZS to ensure they are the same every build. find -s might
-# be a shorter way to express this, but it's non-portable. Any
-# differences between the two don't matter for this purpose.
-#
-.if make(*install*)
-TZS!= cd ${TZBUILDDIR} && find * -type f | LC_ALL=C sort
-.endif
+	(cd ${TZBUILDDIR} && find * -type f | LC_ALL=C sort) > ${.TARGET}
 
 beforeinstall: install-zoneinfo
-install-zoneinfo:
+install-zoneinfo: zoneinfo
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo
 	(cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo;  mkdir -p ${TZBUILDSUBDIRS})
-.for f in ${TZS}
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} \
-	    -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
-	    ${TZBUILDDIR}/${f} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/${f}
-.endfor
+	for f in `cat zoneinfo`; do \
+		${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} \
+		    -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
+		    ${TZBUILDDIR}/$${f} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/$${f}; \
+	done
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
 	    ${CONTRIBDIR}/zone.tab ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/zoneinfo/
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile.depend b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile.depend
--- a/share/zoneinfo/Makefile.depend
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/Makefile.depend
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Autogenerated - do NOT edit!
 
 DIRDEPS = \
-	usr.bin/xinstall.host \
 	usr.sbin/zic.host \