diff --git a/sys/unix/Makefile.top b/sys/unix/Makefile.top
index 364d1b3d9..87e6def79 100644
--- a/sys/unix/Makefile.top
+++ b/sys/unix/Makefile.top
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ fetch-lua: fetch-Lua
 	@true
 
 fetch-Lua:
-	( mkdir -p lib ; cd lib ; \
-	  curl -R -O http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz ; \
-	  tar zxf lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz ; rm -f lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz )
+	( mkdir -p lib && cd lib && \
+	  curl -R -O http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz && \
+	  tar zxf lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz && rm -f lua-$(LUA_VERSION).tar.gz )
 
 update: $(GAME) recover $(VARDAT) spec_levs
 #	(don't yank the old version out from under people who're playing it)