diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 81116df712..158c568305 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-05-14  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@airs.com>
+
+	* Makefile.in (install-only): Use $(SHELL) when running
+	mkinstalldirs.
+
 2003-05-13  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@airs.com>
 
 	* MAINTAINERS (write after approval): Add myself.
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index afadac2a81..6bc1f7d2d1 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -935,10 +935,10 @@ install-only: $(CONFIG_INSTALL)
 		else \
 		  true ; \
 		fi ; \
-		$(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(bindir) ; \
+		$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs $(bindir) ; \
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) gdb$(EXEEXT) \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$transformed_name$(EXEEXT) ; \
-		$(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs \
+		$(SHELL) $(srcdir)/../mkinstalldirs \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(man1dir) ; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/gdb.1 \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/$$transformed_name.1