diff --git a/make/dirs.mk b/make/dirs.mk
index 6c64b655..fbc1cd60 100644
--- a/make/dirs.mk
+++ b/make/dirs.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ else
 all subdirs:
 	$(make_subdirs)
 
-install clean:
+install:
+	$(make_subdirs_target)
+
+clean:
 	rm -rf $(TEXTCLEAN) $(CLEAN) dist *.done *~ .*.swp *.tmp core *.rep
 	$(make_subdirs_target)