diff --git a/share/mk/Makefile b/share/mk/Makefile
index 737b11d5a0f..ec9af16d24c 100644
--- a/share/mk/Makefile
+++ b/share/mk/Makefile
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ FILES=	\
 	meta.sys.mk \
 	meta2deps.py \
 	meta2deps.sh \
+	${SRCTOP}/contrib/bmake/mk/newlog.sh \
 	${SRCTOP}/contrib/bmake/mk/posix.mk \
 	stage-install.sh \
+	${SRCTOP}/contrib/bmake/mk/setopts.sh \
 	sys.mk \
 	sys.dependfile.mk \
 	sys.dirdeps.mk \
@@ -78,6 +80,11 @@ FILES=	\
 
 FILESDIR=	${BINDIR}/mk
 
+# make sure scripts are executable
+.for file in ${FILES:M*.sh} ${FILES:M*.py}
+FILESMODE_${file} = 555
+.endfor
+
 .if ${MK_TESTS} != "no"
 FILES+=	atf.test.mk
 FILES+=	googletest.test.inc.mk
diff --git a/share/mk/local.sys.env.mk b/share/mk/local.sys.env.mk
index 71a46f122bf..470c2d8559e 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.sys.env.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.sys.env.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ TIME_STAMP_END?= ${TIME_STAMP_DATE}
 # error spam and show a proper error.
 Mkdirs= Mkdirs() { mkdir -p $$* || :; }
 
+# jobs.mk wants this
+.if empty(NEWLOG_SH)
+NEWLOG_SH:= ${SRCTOP}/contrib/bmake/mk/newlog.sh
+.export NEWLOG_SH
+.endif
+
 .if !empty(.MAKEFLAGS:M-s)
 ECHO_TRACE?=	true
 .endif