diff --git a/genprotimg/Makefile b/genprotimg/Makefile
index f8b69ac7..8c9f7048 100644
--- a/genprotimg/Makefile
+++ b/genprotimg/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RECURSIVE_TARGETS := all-recursive install-recursive clean-recursive
 
 all: all-recursive
 
-install: all install-recursive
+install: install-recursive
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 "$(PKGDATADIR)"
 	$(INSTALL) -g $(GROUP) -o $(OWNER) -m 755 samples/check_hostkeydoc "$(PKGDATADIR)"
 
diff --git a/iucvterm/Makefile b/iucvterm/Makefile
index 4c57644e..9201737a 100644
--- a/iucvterm/Makefile
+++ b/iucvterm/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ RECURSIVE_TARGETS = all-recursive install-recursive clean-recursive \
 
 
 all: all-recursive
-check: check-recursive
-install: all install-recursive
+install: install-recursive
 clean: clean-recursive
 
 
diff --git a/pvattest/Makefile b/pvattest/Makefile
index b61a8052..beb58339 100644
--- a/pvattest/Makefile
+++ b/pvattest/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ RECURSIVE_TARGETS := all-recursive clean-recursive install-recursive
 
 all: all-recursive
 
-install: all install-recursive
+install: install-recursive
 
 clean: clean-recursive
 
diff --git a/zkey/Makefile b/zkey/Makefile
index 41f8760f..501c5ebf 100644
--- a/zkey/Makefile
+++ b/zkey/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ install-zkey-cryptsetup: zkey-cryptsetup
 	$(INSTALL) -g $(GROUP) -o $(OWNER) -m 755 zkey-cryptsetup $(DESTDIR)$(USRBINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -c zkey-cryptsetup.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
 
-install: all install-common $(INSTALL_TARGETS) $(SUB_DIRS)
+install: install-common $(INSTALL_TARGETS) $(SUB_DIRS)
 
 clean: $(SUB_DIRS)
 	rm -f *.o zkey zkey-cryptsetup detect-libcryptsetup.dep \