Index: po/Makefile.in.in
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--- po/Makefile.in.in
+++ po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
-MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
-mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) `case "$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" in /*) echo "$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" ;; *) echo "$(top_builddir)/$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" ;; esac`
+mkinstalldirs = ${INSTALL} -d
 
 CC = @CC@
 GMSGFMT = @GMSGFMT@