diff --git a/reactos/proxy.mak b/reactos/proxy.mak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..783b42129ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/proxy.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory --silent
+
+$(DEFAULT):
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(TOP) $(DEFAULT)
+
+all:
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(TOP) all
+
+clean:
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(TOP) $(DEFAULT)_clean
diff --git a/reactos/tools/cabman/makefile b/reactos/tools/cabman/makefile
index 3761209d826..46936b636dc 100755
--- a/reactos/tools/cabman/makefile
+++ b/reactos/tools/cabman/makefile
@@ -1,49 +1,3 @@
-#
-#  ReactOS Cabinet Manager
-#
-PATH_TO_TOP = ../..
-
-TARGET=cabman$(EXE_POSTFIX)
-
-all: $(TARGET)
-
-OBJECTS = cabinet.o mszip.o raw.o  main.o dfp.o
-
-CLEAN_FILES = *.o cabman$(EXE_POSTFIX)
-
-HOST_CFLAGS = -g -I. -I$(PATH_TO_TOP)/lib/zlib -I$(W32API_PATH)/include -Werror -Wall
-
-HOST_LFLAGS = -g $(PATH_TO_TOP)/lib/zlib/zlib.host.a
-
-cabinet.o: cabinet.cxx
-	$(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c cabinet.cxx -o cabinet.o
-
-mszip.o: mszip.cxx
-	$(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c mszip.cxx -o mszip.o
-
-raw.o: raw.cxx
-	$(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c raw.cxx -o raw.o
-
-main.o: main.cxx
-	$(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c main.cxx -o main.o
-
-dfp.o: dfp.cxx
-	$(HOST_CXX) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -c dfp.cxx -o dfp.o
-
-cabman$(EXE_POSTFIX): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(HOST_CXX) $(OBJECTS) $(HOST_LFLAGS) -o cabman$(EXE_POSTFIX)
-
-ifeq ($(HOST),mingw32-linux)
-clean:
-	rm -f *.o
-	rm -f cabman$(EXE_POSTFIX)
-endif
-ifeq ($(HOST),mingw32-windows)
-clean:
-	-del *.o
-	-del cabman$(EXE_POSTFIX)
-endif
-
-.phony: clean
-
-include $(PATH_TO_TOP)/rules.mak
+TOP = ../..
+DEFAULT = cabman
+include $(TOP)/proxy.mak
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