diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ac7e900..d481916 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pre-local:
 ifneq (,$(wildcard pre-local.sh))
 	@- echo "\n### running pre-local script"
 	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
-		sh ./pre-local.sh $(host); \
+		./pre-local.sh $(host); \
 	)
 else
 	@- echo "\n### no pre-local script found"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ post-local:
 ifneq (,$(wildcard post-local.sh))
 	@- echo "\n### running post-local script"
 	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
-		sh ./post-local.sh $(host); \
+		./post-local.sh $(host); \
 	)
 else
 	@- echo "\n### no post-local script found"