diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54ec511dff..149f1c7c37 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ $(SCRIPT_PERL_GEN): perl/perl.mak
 perl/perl.mak: perl/PM.stamp
 
 perl/PM.stamp: FORCE
-	$(QUIET_GEN)$(FIND) perl -type f -name '*.pm' | sort >$@+ && \
+	@$(FIND) perl -type f -name '*.pm' | sort >$@+ && \
 	{ cmp $@+ $@ >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || mv $@+ $@; } && \
 	$(RM) $@+
 
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ GIT-PERL-DEFINES: FORCE
 gitweb:
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)gitweb $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) all
 
-git-instaweb: git-instaweb.sh gitweb GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES
+git-instaweb: git-instaweb.sh GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(cmd_munge_script) && \
 	chmod +x $@+ && \
 	mv $@+ $@
@@ -2103,46 +2103,47 @@ GIT-LDFLAGS: FORCE
 # that runs GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS, and then again to protect it
 # and the first level quoting from the shell that runs "echo".
 GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: FORCE
-	@echo SHELL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH_SQ))'\' >$@
-	@echo PERL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@
-	@echo DIFF=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(DIFF)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo PYTHON_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PYTHON_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@
-	@echo TAR=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TAR)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo NO_CURL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_CURL)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo NO_EXPAT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_EXPAT)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo USE_LIBPCRE=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(USE_LIBPCRE)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo NO_PERL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PERL)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo NO_PYTHON=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PYTHON)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo NO_UNIX_SOCKETS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_UNIX_SOCKETS)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo SHELL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH_SQ))'\' >$@+
+	@echo PERL_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PERL_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo DIFF=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(DIFF)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo PYTHON_PATH=\''$(subst ','\'',$(PYTHON_PATH_SQ))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo TAR=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TAR)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo NO_CURL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_CURL)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo NO_EXPAT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_EXPAT)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo USE_LIBPCRE=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(USE_LIBPCRE)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo NO_PERL=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PERL)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo NO_PYTHON=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_PYTHON)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo NO_UNIX_SOCKETS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_UNIX_SOCKETS)))'\' >>$@+
 ifdef TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
-	@echo TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef GIT_TEST_OPTS
-	@echo GIT_TEST_OPTS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_TEST_OPTS)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo GIT_TEST_OPTS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_TEST_OPTS)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef GIT_TEST_CMP
-	@echo GIT_TEST_CMP=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_TEST_CMP)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo GIT_TEST_CMP=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_TEST_CMP)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef GIT_TEST_CMP_USE_COPIED_CONTEXT
-	@echo GIT_TEST_CMP_USE_COPIED_CONTEXT=YesPlease >>$@
+	@echo GIT_TEST_CMP_USE_COPIED_CONTEXT=YesPlease >>$@+
 endif
-	@echo NO_GETTEXT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_GETTEXT)))'\' >>$@
-	@echo GETTEXT_POISON=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GETTEXT_POISON)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo NO_GETTEXT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(NO_GETTEXT)))'\' >>$@+
+	@echo GETTEXT_POISON=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GETTEXT_POISON)))'\' >>$@+
 ifdef GIT_PERF_REPEAT_COUNT
-	@echo GIT_PERF_REPEAT_COUNT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_REPEAT_COUNT)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo GIT_PERF_REPEAT_COUNT=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_REPEAT_COUNT)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef GIT_PERF_REPO
-	@echo GIT_PERF_REPO=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_REPO)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo GIT_PERF_REPO=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_REPO)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef GIT_PERF_LARGE_REPO
-	@echo GIT_PERF_LARGE_REPO=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_LARGE_REPO)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo GIT_PERF_LARGE_REPO=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_LARGE_REPO)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS
-	@echo GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(GIT_PERF_MAKE_OPTS)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
 ifdef TEST_GIT_INDEX_VERSION
-	@echo TEST_GIT_INDEX_VERSION=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TEST_GIT_INDEX_VERSION)))'\' >>$@
+	@echo TEST_GIT_INDEX_VERSION=\''$(subst ','\'',$(subst ','\'',$(TEST_GIT_INDEX_VERSION)))'\' >>$@+
 endif
+	@if cmp $@+ $@ >/dev/null 2>&1; then $(RM) $@+; else mv $@+ $@; fi
 
 ### Detect Python interpreter path changes
 ifndef NO_PYTHON