1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/make.c b/miscutils/make.c
index 87f17aad7..970919ddc 100644
--- a/miscutils/make.c
+++ b/miscutils/make.c
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@ docmds(struct name *np, struct cmd *cp)
                 if (sdomake) {
                         // Get the shell to execute it
                         int status;
-                        char *cmd = !signore ? auto_concat("set -e;", q) : q;
+                        char *cmd = !signore && posix ? auto_concat("set -e;", q) : q;
 
                         target = np;
                         status = system(cmd);
@@ -2233,7 +2233,6 @@ docmds(struct name *np, struct cmd *cp)
                                         diagnostic("failed to build '%s'", np->n_name);
                                         estat |= MAKE_FAILURE;
                                         free(command);
-                                        free(cmd);
                                         break;
                                 } else if (doinclude) {
                                         warning("failed to build '%s'", np->n_name);