diff --git a/.Sanitize b/.Sanitize
index 402d92618a..1269469ede 100644
--- a/.Sanitize
+++ b/.Sanitize
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fi
 r16_files = "config.sub"
 
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
diff --git a/bfd/.Sanitize b/bfd/.Sanitize
index 3391b0a7fa..24eba61075 100644
--- a/bfd/.Sanitize
+++ b/bfd/.Sanitize
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ fi
 
 r16_files = "ChangeLog archures.c config.bfd configure.in targets.c"
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
diff --git a/gas/.Sanitize b/gas/.Sanitize
index 78022e57cf..26df3f45de 100644
--- a/gas/.Sanitize
+++ b/gas/.Sanitize
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 r16_files = "configure.in"
+
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
diff --git a/opcodes/.Sanitize b/opcodes/.Sanitize
index 8270e39d4d..ef7b20a3c0 100644
--- a/opcodes/.Sanitize
+++ b/opcodes/.Sanitize
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ fi
 
 r16_files = "configure.in"
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in r16_files ; do
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
 		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...