diff --git a/dotfiles.mk b/dotfiles.mk
index 92e35a1..94db45e 100644
--- a/dotfiles.mk
+++ b/dotfiles.mk
@@ -45,21 +45,20 @@ install:
 reverse:
 	@$(MAKE) -s -C ../ reverse
 uninstall:
-	@$(MAKE) -C ../ uninstall
+	@$(MAKE) -s -C ../ uninstall
 endif
 
 $(modules): %:
-	@echo $(MAKEFILES)
-	@$(MAKE) -C $*
+	$(MAKE) -C $*
 
 $(install-objects): install-%: %
 	@$(if $(call newer,$*), \
-		echo -e "$(FG_GRE)installing $(FG_YEL)$* $(CLR_RE)to $(DESTDIR) as $(MODE)"; \
+		echo -e "$(FG_GRE)installing $(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$* $(CLR_RE)to $(DESTDIR) as $(MODE)"; \
 		install -pDm $(MODE) "$*" "$(DESTDIR)/$*", \
-		echo -e "$(FG_RED)not installing $(FG_YEL)$*$(CLR_RE)")
+		echo -e "$(FG_RED)not installing $(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$*$(CLR_RE)")
 
 $(install-modules): install-%:
-	@$(MAKE) -s -C $* install
+	@$(MAKE) -s -C $* install MKDPREFIX=$(MKDPREFIX)$*/
 
 $(reverse-objects): reverse-%:
 	@$(if $(call older,$*), \
@@ -68,26 +67,26 @@ $(reverse-objects): reverse-%:
 		echo -e "$(FG_RED)not reversing $(FG_YEL)$*$(CLR_RE)")
 
 $(reverse-modules): reverse-%:
-	@$(MAKE) -s -C $* reverse
+	@$(MAKE) -s -C $* reverse MKDPREFIX=$(MKDPREFIX)$*/
 
 $(uninstall-objects): uninstall-%:
 	@$(if $(call older,$*), \
-		echo -e "$(FG_RED)not uninstalling $(FG_YEL)$*$(CLR_RE)", \
-		echo -e "$(FG_GRE)uninstalling $(FG_YEL)$*$(CLR_RE)"; \
+		echo -e "$(FG_RED)not uninstalling $(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$*$(CLR_RE)", \
+		echo -e "$(FG_GRE)uninstalling $(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$*$(CLR_RE)"; \
 		rm -f "$(DESTDIR)/$*")
 
 $(uninstall-modules): uninstall-%:
-	@$(MAKE) -C $* uninstall
+	@$(MAKE) -C $* uninstall MKDPREFIX=$(MKDPREFIX)$*/
 
 $(check-objects): check-%:
 	@$(if $(call newer,$*), \
-		echo -e "$(FG_YEL)$* $(FG_GRE)newer$(CLR_RE) than $(DESTDIR)$*!", \
+		echo -e "$(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$* $(FG_GRE)newer$(CLR_RE) than $(DESTDIR)$*!", \
 		$(if $(call older,$*), \
-			echo -e "$(FG_YEL)$* $(FG_RED)older$(CLR_RE) than $(DESTDIR)$*.", \
-			echo -e "$(FG_YEL)$* $(FG_BLU)up to date$(CLR_RE) with $(DESTDIR)$*."))
+			echo -e "$(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$* $(FG_RED)older$(CLR_RE) than $(DESTDIR)$*.", \
+			echo -e "$(FG_YEL)$(MKDPREFIX)$* $(FG_BLU)up to date$(CLR_RE) with $(DESTDIR)$*."))
 
 $(check-modules): check-%:
-	@$(MAKE) -s -C $* check
+	@$(MAKE) -s -C $* check MKDPREFIX=$(MKDPREFIX)$*/
 
 $(filter %.elc,$(objects)): %.elc: %.el
 	$(call compile,$^)