diff --git a/modules/src/alloc/proto.make b/modules/src/alloc/proto.make
index 282dc629f..da3b06d74 100644
--- a/modules/src/alloc/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/alloc/proto.make
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $(LIBALLOC):	$(OBJECTS)
 		$(AR) r $(LIBALLOC) $(OBJECTS)
 		$(RANLIB) $(LIBALLOC)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(LIBALLOC) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBALLOC)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBALLOC)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/alloc.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/alloc.3
diff --git a/modules/src/assert/proto.make b/modules/src/assert/proto.make
index cdfb24fc3..13c5255db 100644
--- a/modules/src/assert/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/assert/proto.make
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ libassert.$(LIBSUF):	BadAssert.$(SUF)
 		$(AR) r libassert.$(LIBSUF) BadAssert.$(SUF)
 		$(RANLIB) libassert.$(LIBSUF)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp libassert.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libassert.$(LIBSUF)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libassert.$(LIBSUF)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/assert.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/assert.3
diff --git a/modules/src/em_code/proto.make b/modules/src/em_code/proto.make
index 2de4d341d..3d09f3325 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_code/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/em_code/proto.make
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ OBS = failed.$(SUF) insert.$(SUF) internerr.$(SUF) getid.$(SUF)
 
 all:		em_codeEK.h libeme.$(LIBSUF) libemk.$(LIBSUF) em_code.3
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp libeme.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libeme.$(LIBSUF)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libeme.$(LIBSUF)
 		cp libemk.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libemk.$(LIBSUF)
diff --git a/modules/src/em_mes/proto.make b/modules/src/em_mes/proto.make
index 6a86a7e03..d5a5af135 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_mes/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/em_mes/proto.make
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ libem_mesCE.$(LIBSUF):
 		$(RANLIB) libem_mesCE.$(LIBSUF)
 		rm -f *.$(SUF)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp libem_mes.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libem_mes.$(LIBSUF)
 		cp libem_mesCE.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libem_mesCE.$(LIBSUF)
 		cp libem_mesO.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libem_mesO.$(LIBSUF)
diff --git a/modules/src/em_opt/proto.make b/modules/src/em_opt/proto.make
index 23ac2ed29..a73f53ab4 100644
--- a/modules/src/em_opt/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/em_opt/proto.make
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ GENFILES =	Lpars.h Lpars.c parserdummy parser.c syntax.c \
 
 all:		em_nopt $(LIBOPT) $(LIBCEOPT)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(LIBOPT) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBOPT)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBOPT)
 		cp $(LIBCEOPT) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBCEOPT)
diff --git a/modules/src/flt_arith/proto.make b/modules/src/flt_arith/proto.make
index 99fb56f13..a93732c98 100644
--- a/modules/src/flt_arith/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/flt_arith/proto.make
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(LIBFLT):	$(OBJ)
 		$(AR) r $(LIBFLT) $(OBJ)
 		$(RANLIB) $(LIBFLT)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(LIBFLT) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBFLT)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBFLT)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/flt_arith.h $(MOD_DIR)/h/flt_arith.h
diff --git a/modules/src/idf/proto.make b/modules/src/idf/proto.make
index 6c5cf4c2e..0e10ebddb 100644
--- a/modules/src/idf/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/idf/proto.make
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ opr:
 		make pr | opr
 
 clean:
+lintlib:
diff --git a/modules/src/input/proto.make b/modules/src/input/proto.make
index 8bdb43f61..611e7c80f 100644
--- a/modules/src/input/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/input/proto.make
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ libinput.$(LIBSUF):	$(OBJECTS)
 		$(AR) r libinput.$(LIBSUF) $(OBJECTS)
 		$(RANLIB) libinput.$(LIBSUF)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp libinput.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libinput.$(LIBSUF)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libinput.$(LIBSUF)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/input.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/input.3
diff --git a/modules/src/malloc/proto.make b/modules/src/malloc/proto.make
index a923dd9eb..7f235d2dc 100644
--- a/modules/src/malloc/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/malloc/proto.make
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ getsize:	$(SRC_DIR)/getsize.c
 malloc.$(SUF):	malloc.c
 		$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) malloc.c
 # to avoid options that the SUN make adds.
+
+lintlib:
diff --git a/modules/src/object/proto.make b/modules/src/object/proto.make
index e44d61567..148aa2256 100644
--- a/modules/src/object/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/object/proto.make
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OFILES =	rd.$(SUF) rd_arhdr.$(SUF) rd_int2.$(SUF) rd_long.$(SUF) \
 
 all:		libobject.$(LIBSUF)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp libobject.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libobject.$(LIBSUF)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libobject.$(LIBSUF)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/object.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/object.3
diff --git a/modules/src/print/proto.make b/modules/src/print/proto.make
index d3a1da10f..9fabe7b36 100644
--- a/modules/src/print/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/print/proto.make
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $(LIBPRINT):	$(OBJ)
 		$(AR) r $(LIBPRINT) $(OBJ)
 		$(RANLIB) $(LIBPRINT)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(LIBPRINT) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBPRINT)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBPRINT)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/print.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/print.3
diff --git a/modules/src/read_em/proto.make b/modules/src/read_em/proto.make
index fc36cd31e..f5483a423 100644
--- a/modules/src/read_em/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/read_em/proto.make
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ K_OFILES =	read_emk.$(SUF) makecalls.$(SUF) EM_vars.$(SUF)
 
 all:		$(TARGETS)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/em_comp.h $(MOD_DIR)/h/em_comp.h
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/read_em.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/read_em.3
 		cp libread_emk.$(LIBSUF) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/libread_emk.$(LIBSUF)
diff --git a/modules/src/string/proto.make b/modules/src/string/proto.make
index 0303520f2..fb843f957 100644
--- a/modules/src/string/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/string/proto.make
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $(LIBSTRING):	$(OBJ)
 		$(AR) r $(LIBSTRING) $(OBJ)
 		$(RANLIB) $(LIBSTRING)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(LIBSTRING) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBSTRING)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBSTRING)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/string.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/string.3
diff --git a/modules/src/system/proto.make b/modules/src/system/proto.make
index b58a6cccc..4cf6cd4c5 100644
--- a/modules/src/system/proto.make
+++ b/modules/src/system/proto.make
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $(LIBSYS):	$(OBJ)
 		$(AR) r $(LIBSYS) $(OBJ)
 		$(RANLIB) $(LIBSYS)
 
-install:	all lintlib
+install:	all
 		cp $(LIBSYS) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBSYS)
 		$(RANLIB) $(MOD_DIR)/lib/$(LIBSYS)
 		cp $(SRC_DIR)/system.3 $(MOD_DIR)/man/system.3