diff --git a/testsuites/ChangeLog b/testsuites/ChangeLog
index 4a34216bba..d10b5cb7b0 100644
--- a/testsuites/ChangeLog
+++ b/testsuites/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-12-17	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
+
+	* automake/compile.am: Use $(mkdir_p) instead of $(mkinstalldirs).
+
 2003-12-15	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* aclocal/env-rtemsbsp.m4: Add PROJECT_LIB.
diff --git a/testsuites/automake/compile.am b/testsuites/automake/compile.am
index dd889924c3..022b5ecf06 100644
--- a/testsuites/automake/compile.am
+++ b/testsuites/automake/compile.am
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ${ARCH}/%.o: %.S $(ARCH)/$(dirstamp)
 	${CCASCOMPILE} -DASM -o $@ -c $<
 
 ${ARCH}/$(dirstamp):
-	@$(mkinstalldirs) $(ARCH)
+	@$(mkdir_p) $(ARCH)
 	@: > $(ARCH)/$(dirstamp)
 
 # Dependency files for use by gmake