diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 6845482..1c6ce35 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
   @echo '  *_defconfig     - Select default config from arch/$(ARCH)/configs'
 endef
 
-install: vdso_install
+install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) install
 
 vdso_install:
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 204af43..f1e739a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288 isoimage: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) $@
 
-install: vdso_install
+install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) install
 
 PHONY += vdso_install