diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f204b8e..ab63ee57 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ install:
 	@echo "WARNING: Don't forget to rerun ldconfig(1)."
 	@echo
 
+.PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
 	-rm -f $(SBINDIR)/xbps-*
 	-rm -f $(LIBDIR)/libxbps.*
diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index e4768c2b..3c486c0c 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ all:
 clean:
 	-rm -f $(CONF_FILE).new
 
+.PHONY: install
 install:
 	if [ ! -d $(DESTDIR)$(ETCDIR) ]; then		\
 		install -d $(DESTDIR)$(ETCDIR);		\
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index e4cfda19..978151f1 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ $(LIBXBPS_STATIC): $(OBJECTS)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 	ranlib $@
 
+.PHONY: install
 install: $(LIBXBPS) $(LIBXBPS_STATIC)
 	install -d $(LIBDIR)
 	install -m 644 $(LIBXBPS_STATIC) $(LIBDIR)
diff --git a/prog.mk b/prog.mk
index 02d2709c..09dbd1ea 100644
--- a/prog.mk
+++ b/prog.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ clean-bins:
 clean-objs:
 	-rm -f $(OBJS)
 
+.PHONY: install
 install: $(BIN)
 	install -d $(SBINDIR)
 	install $(INSTALL_STRIPPED) -m 755 $(BIN) $(SBINDIR)
diff --git a/shutils/Makefile b/shutils/Makefile
index 7e2b688e..1de0bfeb 100644
--- a/shutils/Makefile
+++ b/shutils/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ all:
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 
+.PHONY: install
 install:
 	if [ ! -d $(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR) ]; then		\
 		install -d $(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR);	\