diff --git a/icu4c/source/tools/gentest/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/tools/gentest/Makefile.in
index f70d01f452b..4b576026e7c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/tools/gentest/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/tools/gentest/Makefile.in
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ DEPS = $(OBJECTS:.o=.d)
 TEST_FILES = $(ICUDATADIR)/test.dat
 
 ## List of phony targets
-.PHONY : all all-local install install-local clean clean-local		\
-distclean distclean-local dist dist-local check	\
+.PHONY : all all-local install install-local clean clean-local      \
+distclean distclean-local dist dist-local check \
 check-local build-data
 
 ## Clear suffix list
@@ -63,25 +63,25 @@ check: all check-local
 
 all-local: $(TARGET) 
 
-install-local:
+install-local: all-local
 
 dist-local:
 
 clean-local: 
-	test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || $(RMV) $(CLEANFILES)
-	$(RMV) $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS)
+    test -z "$(CLEANFILES)" || $(RMV) $(CLEANFILES)
+    $(RMV) $(TARGET) $(OBJECTS)
 
 distclean-local: clean-local
-	$(RMV) Makefile
+    $(RMV) Makefile
 
 check-local: all-local
 
 Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
-	cd $(top_builddir) \
-	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+    cd $(top_builddir) \
+     && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
 
 $(TARGET) : $(OBJECTS)
-	$(LINK.cc) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) 
+    $(LINK.cc) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS) 
 
 ifeq (,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 -include $(DEPS)