--- slrn-1.0.2/src/Makefile.in
+++ slrn-1.0.2/src/Makefile.in
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 	$(MKINSDIR) $(DEST_SLRN_LIB_DIR)
 	$(MKINSDIR) $(DEST_SLRN_SLANG_DIR)
 #	$(MKINSDIR) $(DEST_CONFDIR)
-installdocs:
+installdocs: installdirs
 	@for i in $(MAN_FILES); \
 	do \
 		echo $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DEST_MANDIR)/man1/; \
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 		  exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 	done
-installslang:
+installslang: installdirs
 	@files=$(CONF_FILES); \
 	for i in $$files; \
 	do \
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@
 		  exit 1; \
 		fi; \
 	done
-installlocales:
+installlocales: installdirs
 	-cd ../po; $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LOCALEDIR=$(LOCALEDIR) install 
-installbin:
-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -s $(OBJDIR)/slrn $(DEST_BINDIR)
-	-$(INSTALL) -m 755 -s $(OBJDIR)/slrnpull $(DEST_BINDIR)
+installbin: installdirs
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(OBJDIR)/slrn $(DEST_BINDIR)
+	-$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(OBJDIR)/slrnpull $(DEST_BINDIR)
 install: all installdirs installbin installdocs installslang installlocales
 
 # The symlinks target is for my own private use.  It simply creates the object