diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index b6bec53..87c4235 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ STOW=stow
 all: $(MODULES)
 
 clean: $(addsuffix -clean,$(MODULES))
-stow: $(addsuffix -stow,$(MODULES))
 
 zsh:
 	$(MAKE) -C $@
 
-%-stow:
-	$(STOW) $(subst -stow,,$@)
+%-install: %
+	$(STOW) $^
+
+%-uninstall:
+	$(STOW) -D $(subst -uninstall,,$@)
 
 ###########
 # Compton #
diff --git a/maskfile.md b/maskfile.md
index dbcaea9..bb2b568 100644
--- a/maskfile.md
+++ b/maskfile.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ These are my configuration files.
 > Use GNU Stow to install a configuration.
 
 ~~~bash
-stow "$project"
+make ${project}-install
 ~~~
 
 ## uninstall (project)
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ stow "$project"
 > Use GNU Stow to uninstall a configuration.
 
 ~~~bash
-stow -D "$project"
+make ${project}-uninstall
 ~~~