--- share/Makefile.in.orig
+++ share/Makefile.in
@@ -1734,15 +1734,15 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-appdataDATA unin
 
 
 vlc.desktop: vlc.desktop.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
-	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e 's,\@bindir\@,$(bindir),g' < "$<" > tmp-$@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e 's,\@bindir\@,$(bindir),g' < vlc.desktop.in > tmp-$@
 	$(AM_V_at)$(DESKTOP_FILE_VALIDATE) tmp-$@
 	$(AM_V_at)mv -f tmp-$@ $@
 
 skins2/default.vlt: $(skins2_default_vlt_FILES)
 	mkdir -p skins2
 	(cd "$(srcdir)/skins2"; find default -print0 | \
 		LC_ALL=C sort -z | \
-		tar cvv --exclude .svn --no-recursion --null -T -) | \
+		tar cvvf - --exclude .svn --no-recursion --null -T -) | \
 	gzip -n > skins2/default.vlt
 
 .lua.luac: