diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 3336a0fd..8596c4f3 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ $(LIBS):
 $(INSTALL_HDRDIR) $(INSTALL_BINDIR) $(INSTALL_LIBDIR) $(INSTALL_MKDIR):
 	$(INSTALL) -d -g $(MAKEGROUP) -o $(MAKEOWNER) -m 755 $@
 
-$(INSTALLED_LIB_SO) $(INSTALLED_LIB_A): libdir.done
+$(INSTALLED_LIB_SO) $(INSTALLED_LIB_A): $(TOPDIR)/libdir.done
 
-libdir.done: $(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+$(TOPDIR)/libdir.done: $(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
 	touch $@
 
 hdrdir.done: $(INSTALL_HDRDIR)
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ $(LINKS_SO):
 #$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%.bin: %.bin
 #	$(INSTALL) -o $(EXEOWNER) -g $(EXEGROUP) -m $(EXEMODE) $< $@
 
-bindir.done:
+$(TOPDIR)/bindir.done:
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_BINDIR)
 	touch $@
 
 ifneq ($(EXE),)
-$(INSTALLED_EXE): $(EXE) bindir.done
+$(INSTALLED_EXE): $(EXE) $(TOPDIR)/bindir.done
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(EXEOWNER) -g $(EXEGROUP) -m $(EXEMODE) $< $@
 endif
-$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%.sh: %.sh bindir.done
+$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%.sh: %.sh $(TOPDIR)/bindir.done
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(EXEOWNER) -g $(EXEGROUP) -m $(EXEMODE) $< $@
-$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%.bin: %.bin bindir.done
+$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%.bin: %.bin $(TOPDIR)/bindir.done
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(EXEOWNER) -g $(EXEGROUP) -m $(EXEMODE) $< $@
-$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%: % bindir.done
+$(INSTALL_BINDIR)/%: % $(TOPDIR)/bindir.done
 	$(INSTALL) -o $(EXEOWNER) -g $(EXEGROUP) -m $(EXEMODE) $< $@
 
 $(INSTALL_LIBDIR)/%.so: %.so