diff --git a/make/conf.mk b/make/conf.mk
index 5cef0a3b..99629176 100644
--- a/make/conf.mk
+++ b/make/conf.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(CONF_D),)
 INSTALLED_CONF_D = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_CFGDIR)/,$(CONF_D))
 $(INSTALL_CFGDIR)/$(CONF_D):
-	install -d -m $(CFGDIRMODE) -d $(CFGDIROWNER) -g $(CFGDIRGROUP) $@
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m $(CFGDIRMODE) -d $(CFGDIROWNER) -g $(CFGDIRGROUP) $@
 install: $(INSTALLED_CONF_D)
 endif