diff --git a/application.make b/application.make
index 9b4bd404..c5a04ebd 100644
--- a/application.make
+++ b/application.make
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ app-localized-resource-files:: $(APP_DIR_NAME)/Resources/Info-gnustep.plist app-
 	    done; \
 	  done; \
 	fi)
-	
+
 
 ifeq ($(PRINCIPAL_CLASS),)
 override PRINCIPAL_CLASS = NSApplication
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ _FORCE::
 
 internal-app-install:: internal-app-all internal-install-dirs
 	rm -rf $(GNUSTEP_APPS)/$(APP_DIR_NAME)
-	$(TAR) cf - $(APP_DIR_NAME) | (cd $(GNUSTEP_APPS); $(TAR) xf -)
+	$(INSTALL_COMPLETE_DIR) $(APP_DIR_NAME) $(GNUSTEP_APPS)
 
 internal-install-dirs::
 	$(MKDIRS) $(GNUSTEP_APPS)
diff --git a/bundle.make b/bundle.make
index 497a262a..915b8c8f 100644
--- a/bundle.make
+++ b/bundle.make
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ internal-bundle-install:: $(BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR)
 	  fi; \
         fi; \
 	rm -rf $(BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR)/$(BUNDLE_DIR_NAME)
-	$(TAR) cf - $(BUNDLE_DIR_NAME) | (cd $(BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR); $(TAR) xf -)
+	$(INSTALL_COMPLETE_DIR) $(BUNDLE_DIR_NAME) $(BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR)
 
 $(BUNDLE_DIR_NAME)/Resources $(BUNDLE_INSTALL_DIR)::
 	@$(MKDIRS) $@
diff --git a/framework.make b/framework.make
index d043498c..f724cf7c 100644
--- a/framework.make
+++ b/framework.make
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ $(FRAMEWORK_VERSION_DIR_NAME)/Resources/Info-gnustep.plist: $(FRAMEWORK_VERSION_
 
 internal-framework-install:: $(FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR) $(GNUSTEP_FRAMEWORKS_LIBRARIES) $(GNUSTEP_FRAMEWORKS_HEADERS)
 	rm -rf $(FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR)/$(FRAMEWORK_DIR_NAME)
-	$(TAR) cf - $(FRAMEWORK_DIR_NAME) | (cd $(FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR); $(TAR) xf -)
+	$(INSTALL_COMPLETE_DIR) $(FRAMEWORK_DIR_NAME) $(FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR)
 	@(cd $(GNUSTEP_FRAMEWORKS_HEADERS); \
 	if [ "$(HEADER_FILES)" != "" ]; then \
 	  if test -L "$(INTERNAL_framework_NAME)"; then \