diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cabde8177e..251244ecd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ ALL_PROGRAMS += git-merge-subtree$X
 
 # what 'all' will build but not install in gitexecdir
 OTHER_PROGRAMS = git$X gitweb/gitweb.cgi
-ifndef NO_TCLTK
-OTHER_PROGRAMS += gitk-wish
-endif
 
 # Set paths to tools early so that they can be used for version tests.
 ifndef SHELL_PATH
@@ -772,6 +769,7 @@ endif
 all::
 ifndef NO_TCLTK
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)git-gui $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) all
+	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)gitk-git $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) all
 endif
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)perl $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) PERL_PATH='$(PERL_PATH_SQ)' prefix='$(prefix_SQ)' all
 	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)templates $(QUIET_SUBDIR1)
@@ -779,12 +777,6 @@ endif
 strip: $(PROGRAMS) git$X
 	$(STRIP) $(STRIP_OPTS) $(PROGRAMS) git$X
 
-gitk-wish: gitk GIT-GUI-VARS
-	$(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@ $@+ && \
-	sed -e '1,3s|^exec .* "$$0"|exec $(subst |,'\|',$(TCLTK_PATH_SQ)) "$$0"|' <gitk >$@+ && \
-	chmod +x $@+ && \
-	mv -f $@+ $@
-
 git.o: git.c common-cmds.h GIT-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' \
 		$(ALL_CFLAGS) -c $(filter %.c,$^)
@@ -1025,7 +1017,7 @@ install: all
 	$(MAKE) -C templates DESTDIR='$(DESTDIR_SQ)' install
 	$(MAKE) -C perl prefix='$(prefix_SQ)' install
 ifndef NO_TCLTK
-	$(INSTALL) gitk-wish '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'/gitk
+	$(MAKE) -C gitk-git install
 	$(MAKE) -C git-gui install
 endif
 	if test 'z$(bindir_SQ)' != 'z$(gitexecdir_SQ)'; \
@@ -1118,7 +1110,7 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C templates/ clean
 	$(MAKE) -C t/ clean
 ifndef NO_TCLTK
-	$(RM) gitk-wish
+	$(MAKE) -C gitk-git clean
 	$(MAKE) -C git-gui clean
 endif
 	$(RM) GIT-VERSION-FILE GIT-CFLAGS GIT-GUI-VARS
diff --git a/gitk-git/Makefile b/gitk-git/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bc1e24082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitk-git/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# The default target of this Makefile is...
+all::
+
+prefix ?= $(HOME)
+bindir ?= $(prefix)/bin
+TCLTK_PATH ?= wish
+INSTALL ?= install
+RM ?= rm -f
+
+DESTDIR_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(DESTDIR))
+bindir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(bindir))
+TCLTK_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(TCLTK_PATH))
+
+ifndef V
+	QUIET          = @
+	QUIET_GEN      = $(QUIET)echo '   ' GEN $@ &&
+endif
+
+all:: gitk-wish
+install:: all
+	$(INSTALL) gitk-wish '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'/gitk
+clean::
+	$(RM) gitk-wish
+
+gitk-wish: gitk
+	$(QUIET_GEN)$(RM) $@ $@+ && \
+	sed -e '1,3s|^exec .* "$$0"|exec $(subst |,'\|',$(TCLTK_PATH_SQ)) "$$0"|' <gitk >$@+ && \
+	chmod +x $@+ && \
+	mv -f $@+ $@
diff --git a/gitk b/gitk-git/gitk
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from gitk
rename to gitk-git/gitk