--- gui/djview/Makefile.in
+++ gui/djview/Makefile.in
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 install-bin: ${PROGRAM} FORCE
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 	${LIBTOOL} --mode=install \
-	  ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} -s ${PROGRAM} ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/djview3
+	  ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${PROGRAM} ${DESTDIR}${bindir}/djview3
 	cd ${DESTDIR}${bindir} && ${LN_S} djview3 djview || true
 
 install-man: FORCE
--- tools/Makefile.in
+++ tools/Makefile.in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 	for n in ${PROGRAMS} ; do \
 	  ${LIBTOOL} --mode=install \
-	    ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} -s $$n ${DESTDIR}${bindir} \
+	    ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} $$n ${DESTDIR}${bindir} \
           || exit ; done
 
 install-scripts: FORCE
--- xmltools/Makefile.in
+++ xmltools/Makefile.in
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 	for n in ${PROGRAMS} ; do \
 	  ${LIBTOOL} --mode=install \
-	    ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} -s $$n ${DESTDIR}${bindir} \
+	    ${INSTALL_PROGRAM} $$n ${DESTDIR}${bindir} \
           || exit ; done
 
 install-data: FORCE