diff --git a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
index e6c65377f5..80fa26c09d 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/Makefile.in
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ install-local: install-icu install-doc install-manx
 install-icu: $(INSTALLED_BUILT_FILES)
 	@$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/config
 	@$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)
+	@$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	@$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/Makefile.inc
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/..; \
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc: $(srcdir)/config/Makefile.inc.in  $(top_bui
 
 $(top_builddir)/config/icu-config: $(top_builddir)/Makefile $(top_srcdir)/config/icu-config-top $(top_srcdir)/config/icu-config-bottom $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc @platform_make_fragment@ $(top_srcdir)/config/make2sh.sed
 	-$(RMV) $@
-	cp $(top_srcdir)/config/icu-config-top $@
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(top_srcdir)/config/icu-config-top $@
 	@echo "# Following from @platform_make_fragment@" >> $@
 	sed -f $(top_srcdir)/config/make2sh.sed < $(top_builddir)/config/Makefile.inc | grep -v '#M#' | uniq >> $@
 	sed -f $(top_srcdir)/config/make2sh.sed < @platform_make_fragment@ | grep -v '#M#' | uniq >> $@
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ install-manx: $(MANX_FILES)
 	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man$(SECTION)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $? $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man$(SECTION)
 
-%.$(SECTION): $(srcdir)/%.$(SECTION).in
+config/%.$(SECTION): $(srcdir)/config/%.$(SECTION).in
 	cd $(top_builddir) \
 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+