diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e3678b5c1..0b40e0a9f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ PLUGINHOOK_URL ?= https://s3.amazonaws.com/progrium-pluginhook/pluginhook_0.1.0_
 STACK_URL ?= github.com/progrium/buildstep
 PREBUILT_STACK_URL ?= https://s3.amazonaws.com/progrium-dokku/progrium_buildstep_c30652f59a.tgz
 
-all: dependencies stack install plugins
+all:
+	# Type "make install" to install.
 
-install:
+install: dependencies stack copyfiles plugins
+
+copyfiles:
 	cp dokku /usr/local/bin/dokku
 	cp receiver /home/git/receiver
 	mkdir -p /var/lib/dokku/plugins
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e7ccf7f6..51f5769d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ the repository and calling the install script. Example:
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dokku.git
     $ cd dokku
-    $ sudo make all
+    $ sudo make install
 
 The `Makefile` allows source URLs to be overridden to include customizations from your own
 repositories. The DOCKER_URL, GITRECEIVE_URL, PLUGINHOOK_URL, SSHCOMMAND_URL and STACK_URL
 environment variables may be set to override the defaults (see the `Makefile` for how these
 apply). Example:
 
-    $ sudo GITRECEIVE_URL=https://raw.github.com/yourusername/gitreceive/master/gitreceive make all
+    $ sudo GITRECEIVE_URL=https://raw.github.com/yourusername/gitreceive/master/gitreceive make install
 
 ## Advanced installation (bootstrap a server from your own repository)