diff --git a/make/rules.mk b/make/rules.mk
index 6a8b8628..155ee36e 100644
--- a/make/rules.mk
+++ b/make/rules.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ echo_all:
 all.done: $(PREREQ_DONE) all
 	touch $@
 
-%.done:
+%.done: 
 	make -C $(shell dirname $@) `basename $@`
 
 $(LIBDIR):
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ $(LIBS):
 $(PREFIX)/lib/%.so: %.so
 	$(INSTALL) $< $@
 
+$(PREFIX)/bin/$(EXE): $(EXE)
+	$(INSTALL) $(EXE) $(PREFIX)/bin/
+
 checkroot:
 	@if [ "$(CHECK_ROOT)" = true -o "$(CHECK_ROOT)" = TRUE ] ; then \
 		echo "Error: You can only do this if either" ;\
@@ -53,8 +56,7 @@ checkroot:
 		echo "       b) the Makefile variable CHECK_ROOT does not contain \"true\" as value." ;\
 	fi
 
-installexe: all checkroot $(PREFIX)/bin
-	$(INSTALL) $(EXE) $(PREFIX)/bin/
+installexe: all checkroot $(PREFIX)/bin/$(EXE)
 
 installso: all checkroot $(PREFIX)/lib $(INSTALLED_SHOBJS)