diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb8466a35b..8ddc8ae4c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -280,7 +280,11 @@ all: _all
 	@echo " + Asterisk has successfully been built, and +"  
 	@echo " + can be installed by running:              +"
 	@echo " +                                           +"
+ifeq ($(MAKE), gmake)
+	@echo " +               $(MAKE) install               +"  
+else
 	@echo " +               $(MAKE) install                +"  
+endif
 	@echo " +-------------------------------------------+"  
 
 _all: cleantest $(SUBDIRS)
@@ -482,14 +486,22 @@ install: datafiles bininstall $(SUBDIRS_INSTALL)
 	@echo " + configuration files (overwriting any      +"
 	@echo " + existing config files), run:              +"  
 	@echo " +                                           +"
+ifeq ($(MAKE), gmake)
+	@echo " +               $(MAKE) samples               +"
+else
 	@echo " +               $(MAKE) samples                +"
+endif
 	@echo " +                                           +"
 	@echo " +-----------------  or ---------------------+"
 	@echo " +                                           +"
 	@echo " + You can go ahead and install the asterisk +"
 	@echo " + program documentation now or later run:   +"
 	@echo " +                                           +"
+ifeq ($(MAKE), gmake)
+	@echo " +              $(MAKE) progdocs               +"
+else
 	@echo " +              $(MAKE) progdocs                +"
+endif
 	@echo " +                                           +"
 	@echo " + **Note** This requires that you have      +"
 	@echo " + doxygen installed on your local system    +"
@@ -660,7 +672,11 @@ uninstall: _uninstall
 	@echo " + directories, and logs, run the following  +"
 	@echo " + command:                                  +"
 	@echo " +                                           +"
+ifeq ($(MAKE), gmake)
+	@echo " +            $(MAKE) uninstall-all            +"  
+else
 	@echo " +            $(MAKE) uninstall-all             +"  
+endif
 	@echo " +-------------------------------------------+"  
 
 uninstall-all: _uninstall