diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 35a8abd4..7353cf37 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS ?= make
 
 all: config
-install:
+install: topdir.install
 clean: topdir.clean
 distclean: topdir.distclean
 config:
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk.in),)
 include $(MODDIR)/make/autoconf.mk
 endif
 
+INSTALLED_TOPDIR_FILES = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_DOCDIR)/, $(DOCS))
+
 local-%:
 	find . -name $@.mk | \
 		while read f; do (\
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ unlocal:
 	rm -f $(shell find . -name local.mk)
 
 topdir.distclean:
-	rm -f $(DISTCLEAN)
 
 topdir.clean:
-	rm -f $(CLEAN)
+
+topdir.install: $(INSTALLED_TOPDIR_FILES)