--- slrn/src/Makefile.in
+++ slrn/src/Makefile.in
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@
 installlocales:
 	cd ../po; $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(DESTDIR) LOCALEDIR=$(LOCALEDIR) install 
 installbin:
-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -s $(OBJDIR)/slrn $(DEST_BINDIR)
-	-$(INSTALL) -m 755 -s $(OBJDIR)/slrnpull $(DEST_BINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(OBJDIR)/slrn $(DEST_BINDIR)
+	-$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(OBJDIR)/slrnpull $(DEST_BINDIR)
 install: all installdirs installbin installdocs installslang installlocales
 
 # The symlinks target is for my own private use.  It simply creates the object