diff --git a/Makefile.lib b/Makefile.lib
index cbf6d2f3..77089c01 100644
--- a/Makefile.lib
+++ b/Makefile.lib
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ quiet_cmd_recmake = "[$(INFO_COLOR)MAKE $(3)$(END_COLOR)]   $(RELPATH)$(2)"
 quiet_cmd_installdata = "     [$(INSTALL_COLOR)INSTALL$(END_COLOR)]   $(RELPATH)$(patsubst $(srcdir)%,%,$(2)) -> $(3)"
       cmd_installdata = $(INSTALL_DATA) $(2) $(3)
 
-# Install a data file from the source (not build) directory
-quiet_cmd_installsrcdata = "     [$(INSTALL_COLOR)INSTALL$(END_COLOR)]   $(RELPATH)$(2) -> $(3)"
-      cmd_installsrcdata = $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)$(2) $(3)
-
 quiet_cmd_installprog = "     [$(INSTALL_COLOR)INSTALL$(END_COLOR)]   $(RELPATH)$(2) -> $(3)"
       cmd_installprog = $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(2) $(3)
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index ea42b7f9..2053e9a4 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ install-doc: all-docs update-man install
 		$(call ncmd,installdata,$(doc),$(PDF_DIR));)
 	@$(foreach doc,$(TXT_DOCS_ASIS), \
 		$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/$(PACKAGE)/txt; \
-		$(call ncmd,installsrcdata,$(doc),$(TXT_DIR));)
+		$(call ncmd,installdata,$(srcdir)$(doc),$(TXT_DIR));)
 
 update-man: man
 	@$(if $(MAN_DOCS), \