diff --git a/common/Makefile.in b/common/Makefile.in
index ea3aa7a..bd95e88 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.in
+++ b/common/Makefile.in
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ clean: $(CLEAN_TARGETS)
 install: $(targets)
 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
 	for i in x-dummy $(targets); do \
-	   if test "$i" -ne x-dummy; then \
+	   if test "$$i" != x-dummy; then \
 	      $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(BUILD_DIR)/../$$i \
 	        $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
 	   fi \
diff --git a/qw_client/Makefile.in b/qw_client/Makefile.in
index ba99f41..f9d9cd8 100644
--- a/qw_client/Makefile.in
+++ b/qw_client/Makefile.in
@@ -385,9 +385,11 @@ clean: $(CLEAN_TARGETS)
 
 install: $(targets)
 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
-	for i in $(targets); do \
-	   $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(TARGET_DIR)/$$i \
-	     $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
+	for i in x-dummy $(targets); do \
+	   if test "$$i" != x-dummy; then \
+	      $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(TARGET_DIR)/$$i \
+	        $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
+	   fi \
 	done
 
 check:
diff --git a/qw_server/Makefile.in b/qw_server/Makefile.in
index 8c92565..ebf981c 100644
--- a/qw_server/Makefile.in
+++ b/qw_server/Makefile.in
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ clean: clean-qw-server
 
 install: $(targets)
 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
-	for i in $(targets); do \
-	   $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(BUILD_DIR)/../$$i \
-	     $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
+	for i in x-dummy $(targets); do \
+	   if test "$$i" != x-dummy; then \
+	      $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(BUILD_DIR)/../$$i \
+	        $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
+	   fi \
 	done
 
 check:
diff --git a/uquake/Makefile.in b/uquake/Makefile.in
index fbff926..2d6ab5a 100644
--- a/uquake/Makefile.in
+++ b/uquake/Makefile.in
@@ -415,9 +415,11 @@ clean: $(CLEAN_TARGETS)
 
 install: $(targets)
 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/mkinstalldirs $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
-	for i in $(targets); do \
-	   $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(BUILD_DIR)/../$$i \
-	     $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
+	for i in x-dummy $(targets); do \
+	   if test "$$i" != x-dummy; then \
+	      $(PROJECT_DIR)/install-sh -m 755 $(BUILD_DIR)/../$$i \
+	        $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/$$i; \
+	   fi \
 	done
 
 check: