diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index 1f60c948..e26eca3e 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-^usr/
-^log/
-^pkg/
-^dist/
+^usr($|/)
+^log($|/)
+^pkg($|/)
+^dist($|/)
diff --git a/src/xerces.mk b/src/xerces.mk
index 7680e635..7c964e6a 100644
--- a/src/xerces.mk
+++ b/src/xerces.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define $(PKG)_UPDATE
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
-    cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
+    cd '$(1)' && $(SHELL) ./configure \
         --host='$(TARGET)' \
         --disable-shared \
         --prefix='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)' \