diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 28fe83af..5effe365 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ ifeq ($(WIN32),)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
   OSNAME = $(OSTYPE)
   ifeq (SunOS,$(OSTYPE))
     TEST = /bin/test
+    CP = /bin/cp
   else
     TEST = test
+    CP = cp
   endif
   ifeq (CYGWIN,$(findstring CYGWIN,$(OSTYPE))) # uname returns CYGWIN_NT-n.n-ver
     OSTYPE = cygwin
@@ -98,9 +100,12 @@ ifeq ($(WIN32),)  #*nix Environments (&& cygwin)
     endif
   endif
   ifeq (git-repo,$(shell if $(TEST) -d ./.git; then echo git-repo; fi))
-    ifneq (need-hooks,$(shell if $(TEST) ! -e ./.git/hooks/post-checkout; then echo need-hooks; fi))
-      $(info *** Installing git hooks ***)
-      GIT_HOOKS = $(shell cp ./Visual\ Studio\ Projects/git-hooks/* ./.git/hooks/;./git/hooks/post-checkout)
+    ifeq (need-hooks,$(shell if $(TEST) ! -e ./.git/hooks/post-checkout; then echo need-hooks; fi))
+      $(info *** Installing git hooks in local repository ***)
+      GIT_HOOKS = $(shell $(CP) './Visual Studio Projects/git-hooks/post-commit' ./.git/hooks/)
+      GIT_HOOKS = $(shell $(CP) './Visual Studio Projects/git-hooks/post-checkout' ./.git/hooks/)
+      GIT_HOOKS = $(shell $(CP) './Visual Studio Projects/git-hooks/post-merge' ./.git/hooks/)
+      GIT_HOOKS = $(shell ./.git/hooks/post-checkout)
     endif
   endif
   LTO_EXCLUDE_VERSIONS =