diff --git a/arch/i386/Makefile b/arch/i386/Makefile
index 314c7146e9bf..04783ceb050c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Makefile
+++ b/arch/i386/Makefile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ AFLAGS += $(mflags-y)
 boot := arch/i386/boot
 
 .PHONY: zImage bzImage compressed zlilo bzlilo \
-	zdisk bzdisk fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288 install
+	zdisk bzdisk fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288 install kernel_install
 
 all: bzImage
 
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ zdisk bzdisk: vmlinux
 fdimage fdimage144 fdimage288: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) $@
 
-install:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) $@
+install: vmlinux
+install kernel_install:
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) BOOTIMAGE=$(KBUILD_IMAGE) install
 
 prepare: include/asm-$(ARCH)/asm_offsets.h
 CLEAN_FILES += include/asm-$(ARCH)/asm_offsets.h