diff --git a/eo/app/Makefile.am b/eo/app/Makefile.am
index ecd7a6764..546994654 100644
--- a/eo/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/eo/app/Makefile.am
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ SUBDIRS = gprop mastermind gpsymreg
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 all:
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do pushd $$i && $(MAKE) all; popd; done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do cd $$i && $(MAKE) all; cd ..; done
 
 clean:
-	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do pushd $$i && $(MAKE) clean; popd; done
+	for i in $(SUBDIRS); do cd $$i && $(MAKE) clean; cd ..; done
 
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