diff --git a/libedit.spec b/libedit.spec
index 3653453..5458746 100644
--- a/libedit.spec
+++ b/libedit.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make install INSTALL="%{__install} -p" DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -type f -name "*.la" -delete
 
 %clean