--- libelf-po/Makefile.in.in
+++ libelf-po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
-mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) `case "$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" in /*) echo "$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" ;; *) echo "$(top_builddir)/$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" ;; esac`
+mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(MKINSTALLDIRS)
 
 GMSGFMT = @GMSGFMT@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
--- po/Makefile.in.in
+++ po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
 MKINSTALLDIRS = @MKINSTALLDIRS@
-mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) `case "$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" in /*) echo "$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" ;; *) echo "$(top_builddir)/$(MKINSTALLDIRS)" ;; esac`
+mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(MKINSTALLDIRS)
 
 GMSGFMT = @GMSGFMT@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@