diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index cbafc03..7fe3a69 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ version		:= $(shell awk '/^version =/ { gsub("\"", "", $$3); print $$3; exit }'
 schedules			:= @schedules@
 enable_persistent	:= @enable_persistent@
 enable_randomized_delay	:= @enable_randomized_delay@
+enable_strip		:= @enable_strip@
 
 prefix		:= @prefix@
 bindir		:= @bindir@
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ out_units		:= $(out_services) $(out_timers) $(out_targets) $(builddir)/units/cro
                            $(builddir)/units/cron-update.path $(builddir)/units/cron-update.service \
                            $(builddir)/units/cron-failure@.service
 out_manuals		:= $(patsubst $(CURDIR)/man/%.in,$(builddir)/man/%,$(wildcard $(CURDIR)/man/*))
-out_programs		:= $(patsubst $(srcdir)/bin/%.rs,$(builddir)/bin/%,$(wildcard $(srcdir)/bin/*.rs))
+out_programs		:= $(patsubst $(srcdir)/bin/%.rs,$(builddir)/release/%,$(wildcard $(srcdir)/bin/*.rs))
 outputs			:= $(out_units) $(out_manuals) $(out_programs)
 
 define \n
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ endef
 null :=
 persistent = $(if $(filter $(enable_persistent),yes),persistent,)
 randomized_delay = $(if $(filter $(enable_randomized_delay),yes),randomized-delay,)
+strip = $(if $(filter $(enable_strip),yes),-s,)
 
 all: build
 
@@ -63,19 +65,19 @@ test: all
 	cargo test
 
 build: all
-	test -f $(builddir)/bin/systemd-crontab-generator || \
+	test -f $(builddir)/release/systemd-crontab-generator || \
 	    PREFIX="$(prefix)" RUN_PARTS="$(runparts)" STATE_DIR="$(statedir)" \
 	    BIN_DIR="$(bindir)" CONF_DIR="$(confdir)" MAN_DIR="$(mandir)" DOC_DIR="$(docdir)" \
 	    DATA_DIR="$(datadir)" LIB_DIR="$(libdir)" UNIT_DIR="$(unitdir)" \
-	    cargo install --path $(CURDIR) --root $(builddir) \
+	    cargo build --release --target-dir=$(builddir) \
 	    --features "$(foreach schedule,$(schedules),sched-$(schedule)) $(persistent) $(randomized_delay)"
 
 install: build
-	install -m2755 -g `getent group cron || echo root` -s -D $(builddir)/bin/crontab $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/crontab
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/systemd-crontab-generator $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/systemd/system-generators/systemd-crontab-generator
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/remove-stale-stamps $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/remove-stale-stamps
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/mail-on-failure $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/mail-on-failure
-	install -m755 -s -D $(builddir)/bin/boot-delay $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/boot-delay
+	install -m2755 -g `getent group cron || echo root` $(strip) -D $(builddir)/release/crontab $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/crontab
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/release/systemd-crontab-generator $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/systemd/system-generators/systemd-crontab-generator
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/release/remove-stale-stamps $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/remove-stale-stamps
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/release/mail-on-failure $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/mail-on-failure
+	install -m755 $(strip) -D $(builddir)/release/boot-delay $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(packagedir)/boot-delay
 
 	install -m644 -D $(builddir)/man/systemd.cron.7 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man7/systemd.cron.7
 	install -m644 -D $(builddir)/man/crontab.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/crontab.1