diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 7f76dc1042..94e80d6f53 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ install-common-first:
 
 install-common-middle:
 	$(MAKE) @MAKE_COPYTREE@-run
+	$(MAKE) install-@MAKE_MRED@-post-collects
 	$(MAKE) lib-finish
 
 install-common-last:
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ copytree-run:
           make-install-copytree "$(srcdir)/.." \
           $(ALLDIRINFO) "@INSTALL_ORIG_TREE@"
 
+install-mred-post-collects:
+	cd mred; $(MAKE) install-post-collects
+
+install-no-post-collects:
+	cd .
+
 fix-paths:
 	if [ "$(DESTDIR)" != "" ]; then \
           mzscheme/mzscheme@CGC@ -mvxqu \
diff --git a/src/mred/Makefile.in b/src/mred/Makefile.in
index 5e15dd3407..ebb99e9976 100644
--- a/src/mred/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/mred/Makefile.in
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ install-both:
 	$(MAKE) install-@WXVARIANT@-cgc
 	$(MAKE) install-@WXVARIANT@-@MAIN_VARIANT@-final
 
+install-post-collects:
+	$(MAKE) install-@WXVARIANT@-post-collects
+
 install-common:
 	cd ..; rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/mred@CGC_INSTALLED@"
 	cd ..; rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/mred@MMM_INSTALLED@"
@@ -320,6 +323,9 @@ install-wx_xt-3m:
 install-wx_xt-3m-final:
 	cd .
 
+install-wx_xt-post-collects:
+	cd .
+
 # Mac OS X ----------------------------------------
 
 MRFWDIR = @FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR@/PLT_MrEd.framework
@@ -333,9 +339,6 @@ install-wx_mac:
 	cd ..; rm -rf "$(prefix)/MrEd@MMM_CAP_INSTALLED@.app"
 	if [ @FRAMEWORK_REL_INSTALL@ = yes ] ; then rm -rf $(MRFWDIR) ; fi
 	mkdir -p "@FRAMEWORK_INSTALL_DIR@"
-	cd ..; rm -rf $(collectsdir)/launcher/Starter.app
-	mkdir -p $(collectsdir)/launcher
-	cd ..; $(ICP) -r mred/Starter.app $(collectsdir)/launcher/.
 
 install-wx_mac-cgc:
 	mkdir -p "$(MRFWDIR)/Versions/$(FWVERSION)"
@@ -363,6 +366,11 @@ install-wx_mac-3m-final:
 	ln -s Versions/$(FWVERSION)_3m/PLT_MrEd $(MRFWDIR)/
 	ln -s Versions/$(FWVERSION)_3m/Resources $(MRFWDIR)/
 
+install-wx_mac-post-collects:
+	cd ..; rm -rf $(collectsdir)/launcher/Starter.app
+	mkdir -p $(collectsdir)/launcher
+	cd ..; $(ICP) -r mred/Starter.app $(collectsdir)/launcher/.
+
 
 @INCLUDEDEP@ wxGC.d
 @INCLUDEDEP@ wxJPEG.d