diff --git a/databases/clip/Makefile b/databases/clip/Makefile
index 599518122c86..612312cde7d2 100644
--- a/databases/clip/Makefile
+++ b/databases/clip/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ do-install:
 .for FILE in ${BIN2STRIP}
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${PREFIX}/clip/bin/${FILE}
 .endfor
-	@for f in `ls ${PREFIX}/clip/lib/*.so` ;				\
+	@for f in `${LS} ${PREFIX}/clip/lib/*.so` ;				\
 	do									\
 		${STRIP_CMD} $$f ;				\
 	done
diff --git a/devel/cc65/Makefile b/devel/cc65/Makefile
index 4ff18e2cd910..0b2209ed9889 100644
--- a/devel/cc65/Makefile
+++ b/devel/cc65/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/cc65-${PORTVERSION}
 DEVNULL=	${__empty_string_for_portlint}/dev/null
 
 # These doc files can be compiled using the textproc/sgmltools port
-DOCFILES!=	ls ${WRKSRC}/doc 2> ${DEVNULL} | \
+DOCFILES!=	${LS} ${WRKSRC}/doc 2> ${DEVNULL} | \
 		    ${SED} -E -e 's/^/doc\//' && ${ECHO_CMD} announce.txt
 
 BINFILES= \
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ BINFILES= \
 
 BINSCRIPTS= src/ca65html/ca65html
 
-ASMINCFILES!=	ls ${WRKSRC}/asminc 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.inc' || true
+ASMINCFILES!=	${LS} ${WRKSRC}/asminc 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.inc' || true
 
-CC65LIBFILES!=	ls ${WRKSRC}/libsrc/ 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.(o|lib)' \
+CC65LIBFILES!=	${LS} ${WRKSRC}/libsrc/ 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.(o|lib)' \
 		    || true
 
-CC65EMDFILES!=	ls ${WRKSRC}/libsrc/ 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.emd' || true
+CC65EMDFILES!=	${LS} ${WRKSRC}/libsrc/ 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.emd' || true
 
-CC65TGIFILES!=	ls ${WRKSRC}/libsrc/ 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.tgi' || true
+CC65TGIFILES!=	${LS} ${WRKSRC}/libsrc/ 2> ${DEVNULL} | ${EGREP} '\.tgi' || true
 
 do-build:
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/src && ${SETENV} ${MAKE_ENV} ${GMAKE} -ef make/gcc.mak
diff --git a/devel/entity/Makefile b/devel/entity/Makefile
index b1fbaf8e32b9..509a05ead704 100644
--- a/devel/entity/Makefile
+++ b/devel/entity/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MAN1=		entity.1
 post-install:
 	${LDCONFIG} -m ${PREFIX}/lib/entity/clib ${PREFIX}/lib
 	${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/entity
-	cd ${WRKSRC}/apps && \
-		${PAX} -r -w `ls | ${GREP} -v Makefile` ${PREFIX}/share/entity
+	cd ${WRKSRC}/apps && ${PAX} -r -w `${LS} | \
+		${GREP} -v Makefile` ${PREFIX}/share/entity
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/spin/Makefile b/devel/spin/Makefile
index 19ceca608f53..f231a1a48b41 100644
--- a/devel/spin/Makefile
+++ b/devel/spin/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ post-extract:
 	@cd ${WRKDIR}/Test && ${SH} ${WRKDIR}/Test/examples
 
 post-patch:
-	@WISH=`(cd ${LOCALBASE}/bin ; ls wish8* ) | tail -1` ; \
+	@WISH=`(cd ${LOCALBASE}/bin ; ${LS} wish8* ) | tail -1` ; \
 	if [ -z "$$WISH" ] ; then WISH=wish8.0 ; fi ; \
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e "s|%%LOCALBASE%%|${LOCALBASE}|g;" \
diff --git a/games/dungeon/Makefile b/games/dungeon/Makefile
index 709fbcfe8353..8aad057642c9 100644
--- a/games/dungeon/Makefile
+++ b/games/dungeon/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TMPFILE=	${WRKSRC}/dungeon.tmp
 #	(cd ${WRKSRC} && unzip ${DISTDIR}/dungn27s.zip > /dev/null)
 
 post-extract:
-	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ls > ${TMPFILE}.1)
+	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${LS} > ${TMPFILE}.1)
 	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${AWK} -f ${FILESDIR}/aa.awk < ${TMPFILE}.1 \
 		> ${TMPFILE}.2)
 	(cd ${WRKSRC} && sh ${TMPFILE}.2)
diff --git a/graphics/mesa-demos/Makefile b/graphics/mesa-demos/Makefile
index fcf68b617dd5..84247ec4b474 100644
--- a/graphics/mesa-demos/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/mesa-demos/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ post-extract:
 post-install:
 	${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/mesa-demos/images
 	${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/mesa-demos/data
-	@for img in `ls ${WRKDIR}/Mesa-${PORTVERSION}/images/*.rgb`; do \
+	@for img in `${LS} ${WRKDIR}/Mesa-${PORTVERSION}/images/*.rgb`; do \
 		${INSTALL_DATA} $$img ${SHAREDIR}/images ; \
 	done
-	@for dat in `ls ${WRKSRC}/*.dat`; do \
+	@for dat in `${LS} ${WRKSRC}/*.dat`; do \
 		${INSTALL_DATA} $$dat ${SHAREDIR}/data ; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/japanese/magicpoint/Makefile b/japanese/magicpoint/Makefile
index 3d83c6d695bb..23d5149655a8 100644
--- a/japanese/magicpoint/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/magicpoint/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	japanese
 MAINTAINER=	mita@jp.FreeBSD.org
 
 # dirty, but this is required for version independent-ness
-CONFIGURE_ARGS=		--with-vfontcap=`ls -1 ${LOCALBASE}/share/VFlib/*/vfontcap | tail -1`
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=		--with-vfontcap=`${LS} -1 ${LOCALBASE}/share/VFlib/*/vfontcap | tail -1`
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-freetype-charset16
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/java/jdk14/Makefile b/java/jdk14/Makefile
index db9ea2c94b5b..3773b292b2c8 100644
--- a/java/jdk14/Makefile
+++ b/java/jdk14/Makefile
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pre-patch:
 pre-build:
 	@if [ "$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" -a \
 	     -L "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" -a \
-	     x`ls -ld "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" 2>/dev/null | awk '/->/{print $$NF;exit 0}END{exit 1}'` = x"$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" ]; \
+	     x`${LS} -ld "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" 2>/dev/null | awk '/->/{print $$NF;exit 0}END{exit 1}'` = x"$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" ]; \
 	then \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Please set WRKDIRPREFIX to something which doesn't"; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "have a matching symbolic link in /compat/linux."; \
diff --git a/java/jdk15/Makefile b/java/jdk15/Makefile
index db9ea2c94b5b..3773b292b2c8 100644
--- a/java/jdk15/Makefile
+++ b/java/jdk15/Makefile
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pre-patch:
 pre-build:
 	@if [ "$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" -a \
 	     -L "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" -a \
-	     x`ls -ld "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" 2>/dev/null | awk '/->/{print $$NF;exit 0}END{exit 1}'` = x"$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" ]; \
+	     x`${LS} -ld "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" 2>/dev/null | awk '/->/{print $$NF;exit 0}END{exit 1}'` = x"$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" ]; \
 	then \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Please set WRKDIRPREFIX to something which doesn't"; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "have a matching symbolic link in /compat/linux."; \
diff --git a/java/jdk16/Makefile b/java/jdk16/Makefile
index db9ea2c94b5b..3773b292b2c8 100644
--- a/java/jdk16/Makefile
+++ b/java/jdk16/Makefile
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pre-patch:
 pre-build:
 	@if [ "$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" -a \
 	     -L "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" -a \
-	     x`ls -ld "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" 2>/dev/null | awk '/->/{print $$NF;exit 0}END{exit 1}'` = x"$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" ]; \
+	     x`${LS} -ld "/compat/linux/$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" 2>/dev/null | awk '/->/{print $$NF;exit 0}END{exit 1}'` = x"$${WRKDIRPREFIX}" ]; \
 	then \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "Please set WRKDIRPREFIX to something which doesn't"; \
 		${ECHO_MSG} "have a matching symbolic link in /compat/linux."; \
diff --git a/lang/php_doc/Makefile b/lang/php_doc/Makefile
index 85947aa7e9f3..fd41d1962248 100644
--- a/lang/php_doc/Makefile
+++ b/lang/php_doc/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ localfetch:
 	${MKDIR} ${LOCAL_TMPDIR}/${lang}
 	cd ${LOCAL_TMPDIR}/${lang} && ${EXTRACT_CMD} ${EXTRACT_BEFORE_ARGS} ${LOCAL_DISTDIR}/php_manual_${lang}${EXTRACT_SUFX} ${EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS}
 
-	(cd ${LOCAL_TMPDIR}/${lang} && /bin/ls -1) | ${PERL} -pe 'print "%%PHPDOCDIR%%/$_";' > ${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist.${lang}
+	(cd ${LOCAL_TMPDIR}/${lang} && ${LS} -1) | ${PERL} -pe 'print "%%PHPDOCDIR%%/$_";' > ${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist.${lang}
 	${ECHO_CMD} "@dirrm %%PHPDOCDIR%%" >> ${.CURDIR}/pkg-plist.${lang}
 	${RM} -rf ${LOCAL_TMPDIR}/${lang}
 .endfor
diff --git a/math/arpack++/Makefile b/math/arpack++/Makefile
index ecf27c317e63..11b092536a38 100644
--- a/math/arpack++/Makefile
+++ b/math/arpack++/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ post-patch:
 
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/include/ARPACK++
-	@for inc in `ls ${WRKSRC}/include` ; do \
+	@for inc in `${LS} ${WRKSRC}/include` ; do \
 		${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/include/$$inc ${PREFIX}/include/ARPACK++; \
 	done
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
diff --git a/math/umfpack/Makefile b/math/umfpack/Makefile
index 230cf8c1a728..4026aeedbefd 100644
--- a/math/umfpack/Makefile
+++ b/math/umfpack/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/Lib/libumfpack.a ${PREFIX}/lib
 .for mod in AMD UMFPACK
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/include/${mod}
-	@for inc in `ls ${WRKSRC}/../${mod}/Include` ; do \
+	@for inc in `${LS} ${WRKSRC}/../${mod}/Include` ; do \
 		${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/../${mod}/Include/$$inc ${PREFIX}/include/${mod}; \
 	done
 .endfor
diff --git a/print/ifhp/Makefile b/print/ifhp/Makefile
index 6b8e7f9b0a3b..38dd081e116e 100644
--- a/print/ifhp/Makefile
+++ b/print/ifhp/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ post-install:
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${INSTALL} -d -o ${SHAREOWN} -g ${SHAREGRP} -m 0555 ${DOCSDIR}
 .for ext in html pdf ppt ps txt gif jpg png
-	@for i in `ls ${WRKSRC}/HOWTO |${GREP} "\.${ext}$$"`; \
+	@for i in `${LS} ${WRKSRC}/HOWTO |${GREP} "\.${ext}$$"`; \
 		do ${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/HOWTO/$$i ${DOCSDIR}; done
 .endfor
 .endif
diff --git a/print/xdvi/Makefile b/print/xdvi/Makefile
index 85200d5a9d69..7288e23a1cd5 100644
--- a/print/xdvi/Makefile
+++ b/print/xdvi/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ post-configure:
 	@${PERL} -pi -e "s=distclean::=distclean:=g" ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
 
 pre-install:
-	@if ls /var/db/pkg/ | grep -qi ^tetex; then\
+	@if ${LS} /var/db/pkg/ | grep -qi ^tetex; then\
 	${ECHO_MSG} "*** WARNING ***";\
 	${ECHO_MSG} "This port conflicts with teTeX!  If you have already installed";\
 	${ECHO_MSG} "teTeX, you may want to backup the xdvi and MakeTeXPK commands.";\
diff --git a/security/nikto/Makefile b/security/nikto/Makefile
index 2147ae193671..cb4215c6b130 100644
--- a/security/nikto/Makefile
+++ b/security/nikto/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ do-install:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|/usr/local/nikto|${PREFIX}/share/nikto|g" ${WRKSRC}/config.txt
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/config.txt ${PREFIX}/etc/nikto/
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/nikto/ && ${CHMOD} 755 ${PREFIX}/share/nikto/
-	@for i in `ls ${WRKSRC}/plugins/` ; \
+	@for i in `${LS} ${WRKSRC}/plugins/` ; \
 	do \
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/plugins/$$i ${PREFIX}/share/nikto; \
 	done
diff --git a/sysutils/LPRng/Makefile b/sysutils/LPRng/Makefile
index c981c0dcbe70..2c4986b95d26 100644
--- a/sysutils/LPRng/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/LPRng/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ post-install:
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	@${INSTALL} -d -o ${SHAREOWN} -g ${SHAREGRP} -m 0555 ${DOCSDIR}
 .for ext in html pdf ppt ps txt gif jpg png
-	for i in `ls ${WRKSRC}/HOWTO | ${GREP} "\.${ext}$$"`; \
+	for i in `${LS} ${WRKSRC}/HOWTO | ${GREP} "\.${ext}$$"`; \
 		do ${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/HOWTO/$$i ${DOCSDIR}; done
 .endfor
 .endif
diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-DT/Makefile b/textproc/p5-XML-DT/Makefile
index 4095a5c03cac..bc9ad2eca357 100644
--- a/textproc/p5-XML-DT/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-DT/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/XML/DT/examples
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/XML/DT/examples/XPath
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/examples/XPath/* ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/XML/DT/examples/XPath
-	@${INSTALL_DATA} `ls -d ${WRKSRC}/examples/* | ${GREP} -v XPath` ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/XML/DT/examples
+	@${INSTALL_DATA} `${LS} -d ${WRKSRC}/examples/* | ${GREP} -v XPath` ${PREFIX}/lib/perl5/site_perl/${PERL_VER}/XML/DT/examples
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11/XFree86-aoutlibs/Makefile b/x11/XFree86-aoutlibs/Makefile
index 3b28e715d2f3..24fa7e3fc455 100644
--- a/x11/XFree86-aoutlibs/Makefile
+++ b/x11/XFree86-aoutlibs/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pre-configure:
 do-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/lib/aout
 	cd ${WRKSRC}; \
-	for l in $$(ls lib*); do \
+	for l in $$(${LS} lib*); do \
 		${SETENV} OBJFORMAT=${PORTOBJFORMAT} \
 		${INSTALL_PROGRAM} $$l ${PREFIX}/lib/aout; \
 	done