diff --git a/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/Makefile b/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/Makefile
index 169a124c39..6aba64a3ae 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/Makefile
+++ b/tools/hotplug/FreeBSD/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ all:
 build:
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: all install-scripts install-rcd
+install: install-scripts install-rcd
 
 .PHONY: install-scripts
 install-scripts:
diff --git a/tools/hotplug/Linux/Makefile b/tools/hotplug/Linux/Makefile
index 8cdaa9a35b..1706c058dd 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/Linux/Makefile
+++ b/tools/hotplug/Linux/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ all: subdirs-all
 build:
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: all install-initd install-scripts install-udev subdirs-install
+install: install-initd install-scripts install-udev subdirs-install
 
 # See docs/misc/distro_mapping.txt for INITD_DIR location
 .PHONY: install-initd
diff --git a/tools/hotplug/NetBSD/Makefile b/tools/hotplug/NetBSD/Makefile
index 908485939f..0a370b85f5 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/NetBSD/Makefile
+++ b/tools/hotplug/NetBSD/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ all:
 build:
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: all install-scripts install-rcd
+install: install-scripts install-rcd
 
 .PHONY: install-scripts
 install-scripts:
diff --git a/tools/hotplug/common/Makefile b/tools/hotplug/common/Makefile
index 657a8e309c..5623abb23c 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/common/Makefile
+++ b/tools/hotplug/common/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ all: build
 build: $(HOTPLUGPATH)
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: all install-scripts
+install: install-scripts
 
 .PHONY: install-scripts
 install-scripts: build