diff --git a/testsuites/libtests/ChangeLog b/testsuites/libtests/ChangeLog
index 69f4c42fc5..c35ff06aa8 100644
--- a/testsuites/libtests/ChangeLog
+++ b/testsuites/libtests/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-12-17	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
+
+	* libtests.am: Use $(mkdir_p) instead of $(mkinstalldirs).
+
 2003-12-16	Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
 
 	PR 544/tests
diff --git a/testsuites/libtests/libtests.am b/testsuites/libtests/libtests.am
index c17e0fac5f..1c524fa4b2 100644
--- a/testsuites/libtests/libtests.am
+++ b/testsuites/libtests/libtests.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 project_bspdir=$(PROJECT_ROOT)/@RTEMS_BSP@
 
 $(project_bspdir)/tests:
-	@$(mkinstalldirs) $@
+	@$(mkdir_p) $@
 
 $(project_bspdir)/tests/$(TEST)$(LIB_VARIANT).exe: $(PGM)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $< $@