diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in
index 10ccf0ede..97da0e8c1 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/Makefile.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DEFS 	= @DEFS@
 CFLAGS 	= @CFLAGS@
 LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
-MKDIRHIER = $(top_srcdir)/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ all: ftp
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir) -I../../.. -I$(srcdir)/../common -I$(INCTOP) $(DEFS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(prefix)/bin
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(prefix)/bin
 	for x in $(PROGS); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(prefix)/bin; done
 
 ftp: $(ftp_OBJS) ../common/libcommon.a
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in b/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in
index 753d03cc2..9cbc5f41c 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/Makefile.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CFLAGS 	= @CFLAGS@ @SKEYINCLUDE@
 LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 LIBS	= @LIBS@
 SKEYLIB = @SKEYLIB@
-MKDIRHIER = $(top_srcdir)/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ all: ftpd
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -I$(srcdir) -I../../.. -I$(srcdir)/../common -I$(INCTOP) $(DEFS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(prefix)/libexec
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(prefix)/libexec
 	for x in $(PROGS); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(prefix)/libexec; done
 
 
diff --git a/appl/kx/Makefile.in b/appl/kx/Makefile.in
index 13e30abe8..4b0741705 100644
--- a/appl/kx/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/kx/Makefile.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CFLAGS = $(XINCS) @CFLAGS@
 LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 LIBS = $(XLIBS) @LIBS@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Wall:
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) -I../.. -I../../include -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/../../include $(CFLAGS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(bindir)
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(bindir)
 	for x in $(PROG_BIN); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(bindir); done
 	for x in $(PROG_LIBEXEC); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(libexecdir); done
 
diff --git a/appl/popper/Makefile.in b/appl/popper/Makefile.in
index 2836a8346..36b0224f3 100644
--- a/appl/popper/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/popper/Makefile.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 SKEYLIB = @SKEYLIB@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Wall:
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) -I../.. -I../../include -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/../../include $(CFLAGS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(bindir)
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(bindir)
 	for x in $(PROG_LIBEXEC); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(prefix)/libexec; done
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in b/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in
index c55e4433a..185c1ec14 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnet/Makefile.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 PROGS = telnet
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ telnet: $(OBJECTS)
 	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o telnet $(OBJECTS) ../libtelnet/libtelnet.a $(KLIB) $(LIBS)
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(prefix)/bin
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(prefix)/bin
 	for x in $(PROGS); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(prefix)/bin; done
 
 clean cleandir:
diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
index 1648b58e1..e881b0614 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 LIBS = @LIBS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ telnetd: $(OBJECTS)
 	$(CC) $(LD_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o telnetd $(OBJECTS) ../libtelnet/libtelnet.a $(KLIB) $(LIBS)
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(prefix)/libexec
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(prefix)/libexec
 	for x in $(PROGS); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(prefix)/libexec; done
 
 clean cleandir:
diff --git a/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in b/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in
index 2a046e9dc..61d39ccc9 100644
--- a/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in
+++ b/appl/xnlock/Makefile.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 LIBS = $(XLIBS) @LIBS@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ Wall:
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) -I../.. -I../../include -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/../../include $(CFLAGS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(bindir)
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(bindir)
 	for x in $(PROG_BIN); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(bindir); done
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(prefix)/man/man1
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(prefix)/man/man1
 	(cd $(srcdir); \
 	for x in $(MAN1); do \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$x $(prefix)/man/man1/`echo $$x | sed 's/\.man/.1/'`; \
diff --git a/lib/des/Makefile.in b/lib/des/Makefile.in
index c562a8b02..30e856276 100644
--- a/lib/des/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/des/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LD_FLAGS = @LD_FLAGS@
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA	= @INSTALL_DATA@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ speed.o: speed.c
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) -I../.. -I../../include -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/../../include $(CFLAGS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(libdir)
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0555 $(LIB) $(libdir)
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(prefix)/bin
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(prefix)/bin
 	for x in $(PROGS2INSTALL); do $(INSTALL) $$x $(prefix)/bin; done
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.in b/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
index 37c551761..ff6eca343 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/kafs/Makefile.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA	= @INSTALL_DATA@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Wall:
 	$(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(DEFS) -I../.. -I../../include -I$(srcdir) -I$(srcdir)/../../include $(CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $<
 
 install: all
-	$(MKDIRHIER) $(libdir)
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(libdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0555 $(LIB) $(libdir)
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/lib/roken/Makefile.in b/lib/roken/Makefile.in
index 65bb93683..e5b7517e0 100644
--- a/lib/roken/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/roken/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CFLAGS	= @CFLAGS@
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA	= @INSTALL_DATA@
-MKDIRHIER = @top_srcdir@/mkdirhier-sh
+MKINSTALLDIRS = @top_srcdir@/mkinstalldirs
 
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = $(prefix)