diff --git a/elements/dpkg/root.d/60-block-apt-translations b/elements/dpkg/root.d/60-block-apt-translations
index 4fde777d7..6298cadd4 100755
--- a/elements/dpkg/root.d/60-block-apt-translations
+++ b/elements/dpkg/root.d/60-block-apt-translations
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ APT::Acquire::Languages "none";
 EOF
 
 # And now make sure that we don't fall foul of Debian bug 641967
-find $TARGET_ROOT/var/lib/apt/lists/ -type f -name '*_i18n_Translation-*' -exec sudo rm -f {} \;
+find $TARGET_ROOT/var/lib/apt/lists/ -type f -name '*_i18n_Translation-*' -exec sudo rm -f {} +
diff --git a/elements/redhat-common/pre-install.d/15-remove-grub b/elements/redhat-common/pre-install.d/15-remove-grub
index 60203ae62..d0fcafb01 100755
--- a/elements/redhat-common/pre-install.d/15-remove-grub
+++ b/elements/redhat-common/pre-install.d/15-remove-grub
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ yum remove -y grub2
 # Remove all old versions of grub2 from the yum cache and then ensure the
 # latest version is in the cache.
 basearch=$(cat /etc/yum/vars/basearch)
-find /tmp/yum/$basearch -regex ".*/grub2-[0-9].*\.rpm" -exec rm -f {} \;
+find /tmp/yum/$basearch -regex ".*/grub2-[0-9].*\.rpm" -exec rm -f {} +
 install-packages -d grub2
 
 # Copy grub2 rpm out of mounted yum cache for install during finalise
diff --git a/lib/ramdisk-functions b/lib/ramdisk-functions
index b34e93abb..62e27428e 100644
--- a/lib/ramdisk-functions
+++ b/lib/ramdisk-functions
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function populate_lib () {
 
   cp -a "$MODULE_DIR" "$TMP_MOUNT_PATH/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VERSION"
   echo "Removing kernel framebuffer drivers to enforce text mode consoles..."
-  find $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VERSION/kernel/drivers/video -name '*fb.ko' -exec rm -v {} \;
+  find $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VERSION/kernel/drivers/video -name '*fb.ko' -exec rm -v {} +
   if [ -d $FIRMWARE_DIR ]; then
     cp -a "$FIRMWARE_DIR" "$TMP_MOUNT_PATH/lib/firmware"
   fi