diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/Makefile.inc b/usr.sbin/ntp/Makefile.inc
index 7f81ec390954..2ab26179d144 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/Makefile.inc
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 DEFS_LOCAL= -DPARSE -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
 NTPDEFS=   -DSYS_FREEBSD
 # CLOCKDEFS=
 #	-DLOCAL_CLOCK -DPST -DWWVB -DAS2201 -DGOES -DGPSTM -DOMEGA \
 #	-DLEITCH -DTRAK -DACTS -DATOM -DDATUM -DHEATH -DMSFEES \
 #	-DMX4200 -DNMEA -DBOEDER
 CFLAGS+= ${NTPDEFS} ${DEFS_LOCAL} ${CLOCKDEFS}
 
 .if ${MK_OPENSSL} != "no"
 CFLAGS+= -DOPENSSL -DUSE_OPENSSL_CRYPTO_RAND -DAUTOKEY
 .endif
 
 WARNS?=	0
 
+.export ECHO
+
 .include "../Makefile.inc"
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver b/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver
index 4e81652f8135..2d3e39dbd034 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/scripts/mkver
@@ -1,44 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 PROG=${1-UNKNOWN}
 
+: ${ECHO:=echo}
+
 ConfStr="$PROG"
 
 ConfStr="$ConfStr 4.2.8p12"
 
 case "$CSET" in
  '') ;;
  *) ConfStr="$ConfStr@$CSET" ;;
 esac
 
 case "" in
  '')
     case "1" in
      '') ;;
      *) ConfStr="${ConfStr}-a" ;;
     esac
     ;;
  *)  ConfStr="${ConfStr}-r" ;;
 esac
 
 if [ ! -f .version ]; then
   echo 0 > .version
 fi
 RUN="`cat .version`"
 RUN="`expr $RUN + 1`"
 echo $RUN > .version
 
 ConfStr="$ConfStr (${RUN})"
 
-echo "Version <${ConfStr}>";
+${ECHO} "Version <${ConfStr}>";
 
 rm -f version.c
 cat > version.c << -EoF-
 /*
  * version file for $PROG
  */
 #include <config.h>
 const char * Version = "${ConfStr}";
 -EoF-