--- festival/examples/Makefile
+++ festival/examples/Makefile
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
 
 $(ALL) : % : %.sh
 	rm -f $@
-	@echo "#!/bin/sh" >$@
-	@echo "\"true\" ; exec "$(FESTIVAL_HOME)/bin/festival --script '$$0 $$*' >>$@
+	@echo "#!/usr/bin/festival --script" >$@
 	cat $< >>$@
 	chmod +x $@