--- source/icudefs.mk.in.orig	2016-05-03 14:46:40.189169200 -0500
+++ source/icudefs.mk.in	2016-05-03 14:47:21.920800700 -0500
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 # Installation programs
 
-MKINSTALLDIRS = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
+MKINSTALLDIRS = mkdir -p
 
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
