diff --git a/kerberos5/lib/libasn1/Makefile b/kerberos5/lib/libasn1/Makefile
index b0f969ac9de..dc1de5c6150 100644
--- a/kerberos5/lib/libasn1/Makefile
+++ b/kerberos5/lib/libasn1/Makefile
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ ${GEN_KX509}: kx509.asn1
 .SUFFIXES: .h .c .x .hx
 
 .x.c:
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .hx.h:
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 	
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
diff --git a/kerberos5/lib/libgssapi_spnego/Makefile b/kerberos5/lib/libgssapi_spnego/Makefile
index 9dbd05d85d4..09062655d0e 100644
--- a/kerberos5/lib/libgssapi_spnego/Makefile
+++ b/kerberos5/lib/libgssapi_spnego/Makefile
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ ${GEN}: spnego.asn1 spnego.opt
 .SUFFIXES: .h .c .x .hx
 
 .x.c:   
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .hx.h:
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
diff --git a/kerberos5/lib/libhdb/Makefile b/kerberos5/lib/libhdb/Makefile
index b7a51daf0cb..a1ed8061289 100644
--- a/kerberos5/lib/libhdb/Makefile
+++ b/kerberos5/lib/libhdb/Makefile
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ ${GEN}: hdb.asn1
 .SUFFIXES: .h .c .x .hx
 
 .x.c:   
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .hx.h:
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
diff --git a/kerberos5/lib/libhx509/Makefile b/kerberos5/lib/libhx509/Makefile
index 04eb1c17ccf..3bffda6eb0e 100644
--- a/kerberos5/lib/libhx509/Makefile
+++ b/kerberos5/lib/libhx509/Makefile
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ ${GEN_CRMF}: crmf.asn1
 .SUFFIXES: .h .c .x .hx
 
 .x.c:   
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .hx.h:
-	cmp -s ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET} 2> /dev/null || cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
+	cp ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>