diff --git a/ghc.mk b/ghc.mk
index 1ae307747d0180ba868387ced428d27a46ee81a7..827830fdb9cc7d163a1ba5ca9e803aac3926ae10 100644
--- a/ghc.mk
+++ b/ghc.mk
@@ -764,10 +764,14 @@ install_libexec_scripts: $(INSTALL_LIBEXEC_SCRIPTS)
 	done
 
 install_libexecs:  $(INSTALL_LIBEXECS)
+ifeq "$(INSTALL_LIBEXECS)" ""
+	@:
+else
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(ghclibexecdir)
 	for i in $(INSTALL_LIBEXECS); do \
 		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INSTALL_BIN_OPTS) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(ghclibexecdir); \
 	done
+endif
 
 install_topdir_scripts: $(INSTALL_TOPDIR_SCRIPTS)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(topdir)