diff -up make-3.82/job.c\~ make-3.82/job.c

--- make-3.82/job.c~	2010-08-11 16:13:33.000000000 +0200

+++ make-3.82/job.c	2010-08-12 14:20:08.000000000 +0200

@@ -2442,7 +2442,11 @@ construct_command_argv_internal (char *l

   /* See if it is safe to parse commands internally.  */

   if (shell == 0)

-    shell = default_shell;

+    {

+      shell = default_shell;

+      if (shellflags == 0)

+	shellflags = "-c";

+    }

 #ifdef WINDOWS32

   else if (strcmp (shell, default_shell))

   {