diff --git a/src/mkfile b/src/mkfile
index f47f9ec..06e0b03 100644
--- a/src/mkfile
+++ b/src/mkfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 libs-%:V:
 	for i in $LIBDIRS
 	do
-		(cd $i; mk $stem)
+		(cd $i; echo cd `pwd`';' mk $MKFLAGS $stem; mk $MKFLAGS $stem)
 	done
 
 MKDIRS=\
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 		echo cd ..
 		for i in libbio libregexp cmd/mk
 		do	
-			echo cd $i
-			(cd $i; mk -n -a install)
+			(cd $i; echo cd `pwd`; mk -n -a install)
 			echo cd ..
 		done
 	) | sed '