diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 70425c4..9213714 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ print:
 # Install directories
 #
 
-INSTALL_DATA=cp
-INSTALL_EXEC=cp
+INSTALL_DIR=install -d
+INSTALL_DATA=install -m644
+INSTALL_EXEC=install
 INSTALL_TOP=$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)
 
 INSTALL_TOP_SHARE=$(INSTALL_TOP)/share/lua/$(LUAV)
@@ -271,13 +272,13 @@ $(SERIAL_SO): $(SERIAL_OBJS)
 	$(LD) $(SERIAL_OBJS) $(LDFLAGS)$@
 
 install: 
-	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_TOP_SHARE)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(INSTALL_TOP_SHARE)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_TOP_SHARE) $(INSTALL_TOP_SHARE)
-	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_SOCKET_SHARE)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(INSTALL_SOCKET_SHARE)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(TO_SOCKET_SHARE) $(INSTALL_SOCKET_SHARE)
-	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_SOCKET_LIB)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(INSTALL_SOCKET_LIB)
 	$(INSTALL_EXEC) $(SOCKET_SO) $(INSTALL_SOCKET_LIB)/core.$(SO)
-	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_MIME_LIB)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(INSTALL_MIME_LIB)
 	$(INSTALL_EXEC) $(MIME_SO) $(INSTALL_MIME_LIB)/core.$(SO)
 
 install-unix: install