diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7779a0661..0711724f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ install-dlls:
 	@strip -s $(BIN_PREFIX)/*.dll
 	@echo
 	@echo "...Installing Configuration Files..."
-	@cp -r win32/etc/ $(BIN_PREFIX)
+	@cp -R win32/etc/ $(BIN_PREFIX)
 	@echo
 	@echo "...Installing Library Modules..."
 	@mkdir -p $(BIN_PREFIX)/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/engines
diff --git a/Makefile-i18n b/Makefile-i18n
index 64e61797f..2cf7db7f6 100644
--- a/Makefile-i18n
+++ b/Makefile-i18n
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ MOFILES:=$(patsubst src/po/%.po,trans/%.mo,$(POFILES))
 INSTALLED_MOFILES:=$(patsubst trans/%.mo,$(LOCALE_PREFIX)/%/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo,$(MOFILES))
 
 $(INSTALLED_MOFILES): $(LOCALE_PREFIX)/%/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo: trans/%.mo
-	mkdir -p $(@D)
-	cp $< $@
-	chmod 644 $@
-
+	install -D -m 644 $< $@
 
 uninstall-i18n:
 	-rm $(LOCALE_PREFIX)/*/LC_MESSAGES/tuxpaint.mo