diff --git a/data/ports/Makefile b/data/ports/Makefile
index 23ad0f6833..317dfd6e68 100644
--- a/data/ports/Makefile
+++ b/data/ports/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.9 1998-06-10 15:52:30 wosch Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.10 1998-07-16 17:03:54 wosch Exp $
 
 PORTINDEX=	perl ./portindex
-INDEX=		ports/INDEX
+INDEX=		INDEX
+PINDEX=		ports/${INDEX}
 
 COOKIE=		${INDEX} Makefile.gen
 
 .if exists(Makefile.gen)
 .include "Makefile.gen"
 CLEANFILES+=	${DOCS} Makefile.gen ${INDEX} packages.exists
 .endif
 
-${INDEX}:
-	cvs -QR co ${INDEX}
+${INDEX}: $${CVSROOT}/${PINDEX},v
+	cvs -QR co -p ${PINDEX} > ${INDEX}
 
 packages.exists:
 	./packages > ${.TARGET}
 
 Makefile.gen: index.sgml .NOTMAIN
 	echo DOCS= *.sgml > Makefile.gen
 	${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${.IMPSRC}
 
 index.sgml: ${INDEX} packages.exists portindex ports.inc .NOTMAIN
 	rm -f *.sgml
 	${PORTINDEX} ${INDEX}
 
 .include "../web.mk"
diff --git a/en/ports/Makefile b/en/ports/Makefile
index 23ad0f6833..317dfd6e68 100644
--- a/en/ports/Makefile
+++ b/en/ports/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.9 1998-06-10 15:52:30 wosch Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.10 1998-07-16 17:03:54 wosch Exp $
 
 PORTINDEX=	perl ./portindex
-INDEX=		ports/INDEX
+INDEX=		INDEX
+PINDEX=		ports/${INDEX}
 
 COOKIE=		${INDEX} Makefile.gen
 
 .if exists(Makefile.gen)
 .include "Makefile.gen"
 CLEANFILES+=	${DOCS} Makefile.gen ${INDEX} packages.exists
 .endif
 
-${INDEX}:
-	cvs -QR co ${INDEX}
+${INDEX}: $${CVSROOT}/${PINDEX},v
+	cvs -QR co -p ${PINDEX} > ${INDEX}
 
 packages.exists:
 	./packages > ${.TARGET}
 
 Makefile.gen: index.sgml .NOTMAIN
 	echo DOCS= *.sgml > Makefile.gen
 	${MAKE} ${MAKEFLAGS} ${.IMPSRC}
 
 index.sgml: ${INDEX} packages.exists portindex ports.inc .NOTMAIN
 	rm -f *.sgml
 	${PORTINDEX} ${INDEX}
 
 .include "../web.mk"