--- MCONFIG.in
+++ MCONFIG.in
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
 INSTALL_SCRIPT = @INSTALL_SCRIPT@
-MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
+MKINSTALLDIRS = mkdir -p
 
 #
 # Library definitions