diff --git a/po/Makefile b/po/Makefile
index 285bb90d5..ec0074d16 100644
--- a/po/Makefile
+++ b/po/Makefile
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ check-po:
 install-l: install-l-$(CONFIG_NLS)
 install-l-no:
 install-l-yes:
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(localedir)
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(localedir)
 	@catalogs='$(CATALOGS)'; \
 	for cat in $$catalogs; do \
 	  cat=`basename $$cat`; \
 	  lang=`echo $$cat | sed 's/\.gmo$$//'`; \
 	  dir=$(localedir)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES; \
-	  $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$$dir; \
+	  $(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$$dir; \
 	  if test -r $(srcdir)/$$cat; then \
 	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$cat $(DESTDIR)$$dir/$(PACKAGE).mo; \
 	    echo "installing $$cat as $(DESTDIR)$$dir/$(PACKAGE).mo"; \
diff --git a/src/intl/gettext/Makefile b/src/intl/gettext/Makefile
index ab9659e7f..260b0842e 100644
--- a/src/intl/gettext/Makefile
+++ b/src/intl/gettext/Makefile
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ install-l: $(builddir)/charset.alias all
 	    rm -f $$temp; \
 	  else \
 	    if test @GLIBC21@ = no; then \
-	      $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); \
+	      $(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); \
 	      orig=charset.alias; \
 	      sed -f ref-add.sed $$orig > $$temp; \
 	      $(INSTALL_DATA) $$temp $$dest; \
 	      rm -f $$temp; \
 	    fi; \
 	  fi; \
-	  $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(localedir); \
+	  $(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(localedir); \
 	  test -f $(DESTDIR)$(localedir)/locale.alias \
 	    && orig=$(DESTDIR)$(localedir)/locale.alias \
 	    || orig=$(srcdir)/locale.alias; \