diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index eabd5706..42a4fbeb 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -308,9 +308,12 @@ $(INSTALL_SYSCFGDIR)/%: %.sysconf | $(INSTALL_SYSCFGDIR)
 
 # --- special installation rules <
 
+#build_dir_$(1): $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done
+# old prereq $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done
+#$$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)/%: % $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done check_not_empty_$(1)MODE
+
 define std_install_rules
 
-#build_dir_$(1): $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done
 build_$(1): $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done $$(BUILD_$(1))
 install_dir_$(1): $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done
 install_$(1): $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done $$(INSTALLED_$(1))
@@ -319,7 +322,6 @@ $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done:
 	mkdir -p $$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)
 	touch $$@
 
-#$$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)/%: % $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done check_not_empty_$(1)MODE
 $$(BUILD_$(1)DIR)/%: % $$(TOPDIR)/dir_build_$(1).done
 	@if [ ! $$< -ef $$@ -a "`echo $$< | sed 's/\..*//'`" != local ]; then \
 		echo install -m $($(1)MODE) $$< $$@ ;\
@@ -337,8 +339,6 @@ $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done:
 $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR):
 	$$(INSTALL) -d -o $$($(1)DIROWNER) -g $$($(1)DIRGROUP) -m $$($(1)DIRMODE) $$@
 
-# old prereq $$(TOPDIR)/dir_install_$(1).done
-
 $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)/%: % | $$(INSTALL_$(1)DIR)
 	$$(INSTALL) -o $$($(1)OWNER) -g $$($(1)GROUP) -m $$($(1)MODE) $$< $$@