--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3895,7 +3895,7 @@
     BITMAPTYPE="bsd"
     PIXMAPTYPE="bsd"
     FORTUNE=""
-    INSTPGMFLAGS="-s -o root -m 4111"
+    INSTPGMFLAGS="-o root -m 4111"
     cpp_name=`echo $CC | cut -f1 -d' '`
     if test "$cpp_name" = "gcc"; then
         dirname=`which gcc`
@@ -3960,7 +3960,6 @@
           ;;
       esac
     fi
-    INSTPGMFLAGS="-s $INSTPGMFLAGS"
     BITMAPTYPE="linux"
     PIXMAPTYPE="linux"
 dnl if Shadow and not elf
@@ -3985,7 +3984,7 @@
         AC_SUBST(OSF1_ENH_SEC)
         XLOCKLIBS="${XLOCKLIBS} -lsecurity"
         # SETGID auth may not be enough for Tru64 5.x.
-        INSTPGMFLAGS="-s -g auth -m 2111"
+        INSTPGMFLAGS="-g auth -m 2111"
       else
         AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
       fi
@@ -4011,7 +4010,7 @@
         PIXMAPTYPE="sol"
       ;;
     esac
-    INSTPGMFLAGS="-s -o root -m 4111"
+    INSTPGMFLAGS="-o root -m 4111"
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SHADOW], [1], [Shadow passwording])
     AC_DEFINE([SYSV], [1], [System 5])
     AC_DEFINE([SVR4], [1], [System 5 Release 4])
@@ -4040,7 +4039,7 @@
   ;;
 
   *-*-sysv5* )
-    INSTPGMFLAGS="-s -o root -m 4111"
+    INSTPGMFLAGS="-o root -m 4111"
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SHADOW], [1], [Shadow passwording])
     AC_DEFINE([SYSV], [1], [System 5])
     AC_DEFINE([SVR4], [1], [System 5 Release 4])
@@ -4820,7 +4819,7 @@
   case ${canonical} in
   *-*-linux*)
     if test "$vtlock" = "yes"; then
-      INSTPGMFLAGS="-s -o root -g bin -m 4111"
+      INSTPGMFLAGS="-o root -g bin -m 4111"
       AC_MSG_RESULT([defining install options (setuid/setgid) = "$INSTPGMFLAGS" for vtlock])
        echo "experimental: Big buffer overrun security risk"
     else
@@ -4838,7 +4837,7 @@
   case ${canonical} in
   *-*-linux*)
     if test "$vtlock" = "yes"; then
-      INSTPGMFLAGS="-s -o root -g bin -m 4111"
+      INSTPGMFLAGS="-o root -g bin -m 4111"
       AC_MSG_RESULT([defining install options (setuid/setgid) = "$INSTPGMFLAGS" for vtlock])
     else
   AC_MSG_RESULT([defining install options (setuid/setgid) = "$INSTPGMFLAGS"])