diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c47c4f148c117295449e78a8f39ed2c7959da00e..193b0be0b629272926b4b3000f554f961b322ad6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ samples: adsi
 		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(ASTCONFPATH).tmp ; \
 	fi ; \
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(ASTSPOOLDIR)/voicemail/default/1234/INBOX
-	build_tools/make_sample_voicemail "$(DESTDIR)/$(ASTDATADIR)" "$(DESTDIR)/$(ASTSPOOLDIR)"
+	build_tools/make_sample_voicemail "$(DESTDIR)$(ASTDATADIR)" "$(DESTDIR)$(ASTSPOOLDIR)"
 
 	@for x in phoneprov/*; do \
 		dst="$(DESTDIR)$(ASTDATADIR)/$$x" ;	\
diff --git a/build_tools/make_sample_voicemail b/build_tools/make_sample_voicemail
index 272cf379abc5369391f49b8dab0814752fac59ab..78062dd708eed03e4e692e2a43feec0aa87923ae 100755
--- a/build_tools/make_sample_voicemail
+++ b/build_tools/make_sample_voicemail
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ for lang in /en/ /fr/ /es/
   do
   for format in ulaw alaw wav gsm g729 g722
     do
-    [ ! -f ${1}/sounds${lang}vm-isunavail.${format} ] && continue
+    [ ! -f "${1}/sounds${lang}vm-isunavail.${format}" ] && continue
 
-    mkdir -p ${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}
+    mkdir -p "${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}"
     
-    : > ${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}unavail.${format}
+    : > "${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}unavail.${format}"
     
     for file in vm-theperson digits/1 digits/2 digits/3 digits/4 vm-isunavail
       do
-      cat ${1}/sounds${lang}${file}.${format} >> ${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}unavail.${format}
+      cat "${1}/sounds${lang}${file}.${format}" >> "${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}unavail.${format}"
     done
 
-    : > ${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}busy.${format}
+    : > "${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}busy.${format}"
     
     for file in vm-theperson digits/1 digits/2 digits/3 digits/4 vm-isonphone
       do
-      cat ${1}/sounds${lang}${file}.${format} >> ${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}busy.${format}
+      cat "${1}/sounds${lang}${file}.${format}" >> "${2}/voicemail/default/1234${lang}busy.${format}"
     done
   done
 done
diff --git a/sounds/Makefile b/sounds/Makefile
index 7ac405d38f3bf00f05184023a4bf8c60a777e597..47b42d9a0e622fab39aec811919e54594ede2129 100644
--- a/sounds/Makefile
+++ b/sounds/Makefile
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ endif
 all: prefixcmd $(SOUNDS_CACHE_DIR) $(CORE_SOUNDS) $(EXTRA_SOUNDS) $(MOH)
 
 prefixcmd:
+	if [ -d $(TMPDATADIR) ] ; then \
+		rm -rf $(TMPDATADIR) ; \
+	fi
 	@$(PREFIXCMD)
 
 have_download: