diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a6a4ca5e..df16e17e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += ChangeLog
 
 all: src/speak src/libespeak.so src/libespeak.a src/espeak src/espeakedit espeak-data/phontab dictionaries docs/speak_lib.h
 
-install: all
+install:
 	cd src && make DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) PREFIX=$(PREFIX) BINDIR=$(BINDIR) INCDIR=$(INCDIR) LIBDIR=$(LIBDIR) install && cd ..
 	install -m 755 src/espeakedit $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1341d4d4..29d29c3c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ distclean: clean
 	rm -f $(STATIC_LIBESPEAK)
 	rm -f $(ESPEAKEDIT)
 
-install: all
+install:
 	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)