diff --git a/gcc/fixinc/fixincl.sh b/gcc/fixinc/fixincl.sh
index 85beec90e86..2835d46f8f5 100755
--- a/gcc/fixinc/fixincl.sh
+++ b/gcc/fixinc/fixincl.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ ! -d $LIB ]; then
     exit 1
   }
 else
-  ( \cd $LIB && touch DONE && rm DONE ) || {
+  ( cd $LIB && touch DONE && rm DONE ) || {
     echo fixincludes:  output dir '`'$LIB"' is an invalid directory"
     exit 1
   }
diff --git a/gcc/fixinc/inclhack.sh b/gcc/fixinc/inclhack.sh
index 52ba263db53..0b5fc3eec2b 100755
--- a/gcc/fixinc/inclhack.sh
+++ b/gcc/fixinc/inclhack.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ ! -d $LIB ]; then
     exit 1
   }
 else
-  ( \cd $LIB && touch DONE && rm DONE ) || {
+  ( cd $LIB && touch DONE && rm DONE ) || {
     echo fixincludes:  output dir '`'$LIB"' is an invalid directory"
     exit 1
   }