diff --git a/infer/models/c/Makefile b/infer/models/c/Makefile
index 6b8552fd9..bf82ab56d 100644
--- a/infer/models/c/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/c/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $(C_MODELS_FILE): $(C_MODELS_SOURCES) $(CLANG_DEPS)
 	touch $(C_MODELS_FILE)
 
 install: $(C_MODELS_FILE)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -C out/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -C out/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	@rm -f $(C_MODELS_FILE)
diff --git a/infer/models/cpp/Makefile b/infer/models/cpp/Makefile
index 7c3ed859c..bb202e0f3 100644
--- a/infer/models/cpp/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/cpp/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $(CPP_MODELS_FILE): $(CPP_MODELS_SOURCES) $(C_MODELS_SOURCES) $(CLANG_DEPS)
 	touch $(CPP_MODELS_FILE)
 
 install: $(CPP_MODELS_FILE)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -C out/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -C out/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	@rm -f $(CPP_MODELS_FILE)
diff --git a/infer/models/java/Makefile b/infer/models/java/Makefile
index 4179ed18e..726330319 100644
--- a/infer/models/java/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/java/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $(MODELS_JAR): $(INFER_REPORT)
 	cd $(MODELS_OUT); jar cf ../$(MODELS_JAR) *
 
 $(DEPLOYED_MODELS_JAR): $(MODELS_JAR)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -C $(MODELS_JAR) $(DEPLOYED_MODELS_JAR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -C $(MODELS_JAR) $(DEPLOYED_MODELS_JAR)
 
 install: $(DEPLOYED_MODELS_JAR)
 
diff --git a/infer/models/objc/Makefile b/infer/models/objc/Makefile
index f1fd79142..52611a866 100644
--- a/infer/models/objc/Makefile
+++ b/infer/models/objc/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $(OBJC_MODELS_FILE): $(OBJC_MODELS_SOURCES) $(CLANG_DEPS)
 	touch $(OBJC_MODELS_FILE)
 
 install: $(OBJC_MODELS_FILE)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -C out/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -C out/specs/*.specs $(SPECS_LIB_DIR)
 
 clean:
 	@rm -f $(OBJC_MODELS_FILE)
diff --git a/infer/src/Makefile b/infer/src/Makefile
index 0bcbd7ace..c89dfb9af 100644
--- a/infer/src/Makefile
+++ b/infer/src/Makefile
@@ -178,15 +178,15 @@ all: infer
 infer: init $(STACKTREE_ATDGEN_STUBS) $(INFERPRINT_ATDGEN_STUBS)
 	$(OCAMLBUILD_CONFIG) -build-dir $(INFER_BUILD_DIR) $(OCAMLBUILD_NATIVE_OPTS) \
 	  $(INFER_CONFIG_TARGETS)
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFER_MAIN).native $(INFER_BIN)
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERANALYZE_MAIN).native $(INFERANALYZE_BIN)
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERPRINT_MAIN).native $(INFERPRINT_BIN)
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERUNIT_MAIN).native $(INFERUNIT_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFER_MAIN).native $(INFER_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERANALYZE_MAIN).native $(INFERANALYZE_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERPRINT_MAIN).native $(INFERPRINT_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERUNIT_MAIN).native $(INFERUNIT_BIN)
 ifeq ($(BUILD_JAVA_ANALYZERS),yes)
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERJAVA_MAIN).native $(INFERJAVA_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERJAVA_MAIN).native $(INFERJAVA_BIN)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BUILD_C_ANALYZERS),yes)
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERCLANG_MAIN).native $(INFERCLANG_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(INFERCLANG_MAIN).native $(INFERCLANG_BIN)
 	cd $(INFER_BUILD_DIR) && $(LN_S) -f InferClang InferClang++ && cd -
 endif
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_OCAML_ANNOT),yes)
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ checkCopyright: $(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_BIN)
 
 $(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_BIN): sanitize $(BUILD_DIR) $(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_MAIN).ml
 	rebuild -quiet -r -j $(NCPU) -build-dir $(INFER_BUILD_DIR) -pkgs core_extended,str -tag thread -use-ocamlfind $(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_MAIN).native
-	$(COPY) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_MAIN).native $(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(INFER_BUILD_DIR)/$(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_MAIN).native $(CHECKCOPYRIGHT_BIN)
 
 define gen_atdgen_rules
 # generate files using atdgen
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ $(foreach atd_type,b j t v,\
 
 define mirror_fcp_file
 $(CLANG_SOURCES)/$(notdir $(1)): $(1)
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -C $$< $$@
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -C $$< $$@
 endef
 
 $(foreach file, $(FCP_FILES_TO_MIRROR), $(eval $(call mirror_fcp_file,$(file))))
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ version: base/Version.ml.in Makefile
 	  -e "s|@INFER_GIT_COMMIT[@]|$$INFER_GIT_COMMIT|g" \
 	  -e "s|@INFER_GIT_BRANCH[@]|$$INFER_GIT_BRANCH|g" \
 	  $< > "$$TMPFILE"; \
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 -C "$$TMPFILE" base/Version.ml; \
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) -C "$$TMPFILE" base/Version.ml; \
 	rm -f "$$TMPFILE"
 
 $(BUILD_DIR):