diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5dec6e7f1..3b3842eaf 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ distclean-dead:
 INSTALL         = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config/install-sh -c
 INSTALL_DATA    = ${INSTALL} -m 644
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = ${INSTALL} -m 755
-MKINSTDIRS      = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config/mkinstalldirs
+MKINSTDIRS      = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config/install-sh -m 0755 -d
 M4_SOURCE_DIR   = @abs_srcdir@/Tools/config
 M4_INSTALL_DIR  = @datadir@/aclocal