diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 794f4156..81b0a347 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 	  instead
 	* q2data: remove RSA security copyrighted md4.c, using mdfour.c from DP
 	  instead as a drop-in replacement
-	* all: get rid of makeversion.py dependency (still need Python for
-	  install.py)
+	* all: get rid of makeversion.py and install.py
 
 2008-09-13 Rudolf Polzer divVerent(at)alientrap.org
 	* q3map2: update to ZeroRadiant's q3map2
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcb5b31d..ea08a144 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -470,14 +470,13 @@ makeversion:
 
 .PHONY: install-data
 install-data:
+	$(MKDIR) install/games
 	set -ex; \
 	for GAME in games/*; do \
 		for GAMEFILE in $$GAME/games/*.game; do \
-			$(MKDIR) install/games; \
 			$(CP) "$$GAMEFILE" install/games/; \
 		done; \
 		for GAMEDIR in $$GAME/*.game; do \
-			$(MKDIR) install; \
 			$(CP_R) "$$GAMEDIR" install/; \
 		done; \
 	done