diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b04ff5cd..8d16d98b0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -635,18 +635,17 @@ endif
 
 install-shared-c: install-shared-check install-libs install-headers
 
-install-shared-c++: install-shared-c c++
-	install -m 644 platform/c++/include/mupdf/*.h $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/mupdf
-	install -m $(SO_INSTALL_MODE) $(OUT)/libmupdfcpp.$(SO)$(SO_VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/
+install-shared-c++: install-shared-check
+	install -vDm 644 platform/c++/include/mupdf/*.h -t $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/mupdf
+	install -vDm $(SO_INSTALL_MODE) $(OUT)/libmupdfcpp.$(SO)$(SO_VERSION) -t $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/
 ifneq ($(OS),OpenBSD)
 	ln -sf libmupdfcpp.$(SO)$(SO_VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libmupdfcpp.$(SO)
 	ln -sf libmupdfcpp.$(SO)$(SO_VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libmupdfcpp.$(SO)$(SO_VERSION_MAJOR)
 endif
 
-install-shared-python: install-shared-c++ python
-	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(pydir)/mupdf
-	install -m $(SO_INSTALL_MODE) $(OUT)/_mupdf.$(SO) $(DESTDIR)$(pydir)/mupdf
-	install -m 644 $(OUT)/mupdf.py $(DESTDIR)$(pydir)/mupdf/__init__.py
+install-shared-python:
+	install -vDm $(SO_INSTALL_MODE) $(OUT)/_mupdf.$(SO) -t $(DESTDIR)$(pydir)/mupdf
+	install -vDm 644 $(OUT)/mupdf.py $(DESTDIR)$(pydir)/mupdf/__init__.py
 
 else