diff --git a/w3m/Makefile b/w3m/Makefile
index 9e2af89..8aa629f 100644
--- a/w3m/Makefile
+++ b/w3m/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ FILES=	config urimethodmap
 install:
 	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/.w3m
 	cp -f $(FILES) $(PREFIX)/.w3m
-	cp -fr $(DIRS) $(PREFIX)/.w3m
+	cp -fR $(DIRS) $(PREFIX)/.w3m
 
 diff:
 	-for f in $(FILES); do \
diff --git a/xdg-config-dir/Makefile b/xdg-config-dir/Makefile
index 93c5637..0c3c994 100644
--- a/xdg-config-dir/Makefile
+++ b/xdg-config-dir/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DIRS=	fontconfig herbstluftwm mpv
 
 install:
 	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/.config
-	cp -fr $(DIRS) $(PREFIX)/.config
+	cp -fR $(DIRS) $(PREFIX)/.config
 
 diff:
 	-for d in $(DIRS); do for f in "$$d"/*; do \