diff --git a/tools/tests/resource/Makefile b/tools/tests/resource/Makefile
index 4bef482966..1c3aee4ff7 100644
--- a/tools/tests/resource/Makefile
+++ b/tools/tests/resource/Makefile
@@ -12,17 +12,20 @@ run: $(TARGET)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	$(RM) -f -- *.o $(TARGET) $(DEPS_RM)
+	$(RM) -- *.o $(TARGET) $(DEPS_RM)
 
 .PHONY: distclean
 distclean: clean
-	$(RM) -f -- *~
+	$(RM) -- *~
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: all
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
+	$(RM) -- $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)/$(TARGET)
 
 CFLAGS += -Werror
 CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_xeninclude)
@@ -34,7 +37,9 @@ LDFLAGS += $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl)
 LDFLAGS += $(LDLIBS_libxenforeignmemory)
 LDFLAGS += $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
-test-resource: test-resource.o
+%.o: Makefile
+
+$(TARGET): test-resource.o
 	$(CC) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS)
 
 -include $(DEPS_INCLUDE)