--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 
 
-install: all $(if $(BUILD_DOCS),install-doc) install-datadir install-localstatedir
+install: all $(if $(BUILD_DOCS),install-doc) install-datadir
 ifneq ($(TOOLS),)
	$(call install-prog,$(subst qemu-ga,qemu-ga$(EXESUF),$(TOOLS)),$(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
 endif