diff --git a/buildsys.mk.in b/buildsys.mk.in
index 0a00da5..662747a 100644
--- a/buildsys.mk.in
+++ b/buildsys.mk.in
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ UNINSTALL_LIB = @UNINSTALL_LIB@
 CLEAN_LIB = @CLEAN_LIB@
 LN_S = @LN_S@
 MKDIR_P = mkdir -p
-INSTALL = install
+INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@