diff --git a/c/ChangeLog b/c/ChangeLog
index c546c89648..6581fc3bcf 100644
--- a/c/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-12-12	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Use mkdir_p instead of mkinstalldirs.
+
 2003-12-12	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* configure.ac: Require automake >= 1.8, autoconf >= 2.59.
diff --git a/c/Makefile.am b/c/Makefile.am
index 5dffb7900b..5429470cbc 100644
--- a/c/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SUBDIRS = . $(RTEMS_BSP)
 	@set fnord $(MAKEFLAGS); amf=$$2; \
 	test -n "${RTEMS_BSP}" && for i in ${RTEMS_BSP}; do \
 	  echo "Configuring RTEMS_BSP=$$i"; \
-	  $(mkinstalldirs) $$i; \
+	  $(mkdir_p) $$i; \
 	  ( cd $$i && \
 	    CONFIG_SHELL=$(SHELL) RTEMS_BSP=$$i $(rtems_bsp_configure) ) \
 	  || case "$$amf" in *=*) exit 1;; *k*) fail=yes;; *) exit 1;; esac; \