diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5f8c485..e8b3f37 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ dist:
 		$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/project.conf
 	$(RM) -- $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)
 
-install: all
+install:
 	@for i in $(SUBDIRS); do (cd $$i && $(MAKE) install) || exit; done
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/data/Makefile b/data/Makefile
index 71032ce..635235f 100644
--- a/data/Makefile
+++ b/data/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ clean:
 distclean: clean
 	$(RM) -- $(TARGETS)
 
-install: all
+install: $(TARGETS)
 	./pkgconfig.sh -P "$(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)" -i -- "cpp.pc"
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/include/Makefile b/include/Makefile
index 5f57e35..f5b919a 100644
--- a/include/Makefile
+++ b/include/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ clean:
 
 distclean: clean
 
-install: all
+install:
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -- cpp.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/cpp.h
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 2f5d90b..41f68a3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ clean:
 distclean: clean
 	$(RM) -- $(TARGETS)
 
-install: all
+install: $(TARGETS)
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -- libcpp.a $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcpp.a
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -- libcpp.so $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcpp.so.0.0