diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 78185ed3..29aff1c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -296,10 +296,9 @@ install-bin: $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 
 # If one is hacking crosstool-NG, the patch set might change between any two
 # installations of the same VERSION, thus the patches must be removed prior
-# to being installed. It is simpler to remove the whole lib/ directory, as it
-# is the goal of the install-lib rule to install the lib/ directory...
-install-lib: uninstall-lib          \
-             $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)    \
+# to being installed. It is the responsibility of the user to call uninstall
+# first, if (s)he deems it necessary
+install-lib: $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)    \
              install-lib-main       \
              install-lib-samples