diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 975e773fec..52cb9e2c08 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ git-check-ref-format
 git-checkout
 git-checkout-index
 git-cherry
+git-cherry-pick
 git-clone
 git-clone-pack
 git-commit
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ee72bc924..903c57cdaf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ DEFINES += -DSHA1_HEADER=$(call shellquote,$(SHA1_HEADER))
 SCRIPTS = $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)) \
 	  $(patsubst %.perl,%,$(SCRIPT_PERL)) \
 	  $(patsubst %.py,%,$(SCRIPT_PYTHON)) \
-	  gitk
+	  gitk git-cherry-pick
 
 export prefix TAR INSTALL DESTDIR SHELL_PATH template_dir
 ### Build rules
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ $(patsubst %.py,%,$(SCRIPT_PYTHON)) : % : %.py
 	    $@.py >$@
 	chmod +x $@
 
+git-cherry-pick: git-revert
+	cp $< $@
+
 %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<
 %.o: %.S
@@ -410,7 +413,6 @@ check:
 install: $(PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPTS)
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m755 $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
 	$(INSTALL) $(PROGRAMS) $(SCRIPTS) $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
-	$(INSTALL) git-revert $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/git-cherry-pick)
 	sh ./cmd-rename.sh $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(bindir))
 	$(MAKE) -C templates install
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m755 $(call shellquote,$(DESTDIR)$(GIT_PYTHON_DIR))