diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 587ad889..d1398804 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ install: build docs
 	install -m 0644 etc/grub/grub.cfg.ww $(DESTDIR)$(WWCONFIGDIR)/grub/grub.cfg.ww
 	install -m 0644 etc/grub/chainload.ww $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/host/rootfs$(TFTPDIR)/warewulf/grub.cfg.ww
 	install -m 0644 etc/logrotate.d/warewulfd.conf $(DESTDIR)$(LOGROTATEDIR)/warewulfd.conf
-	(cd overlays && find * -type f -exec install -D -m 0644 {} $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/{} \;)
-	(cd overlays && find * -type d -exec mkdir -pv $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/{} \;)
-	(cd overlays && find * -type l -exec cp -av {} $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/{} \;)
+	(cd overlays && find * -path '*/internal' -prune -o -type f -exec install -D -m 0644 {} $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/{} \;)
+	(cd overlays && find * -path '*/internal' -prune -o -type d -exec mkdir -pv $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/{} \;)
+	(cd overlays && find * -path '*/internal' -prune -o -type l -exec cp -av {} $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/{} \;)
 	chmod 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/wwinit/rootfs/init
 	chmod 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/wwinit/rootfs/$(WWCLIENTDIR)/wwinit
 	chmod 0600 $(DESTDIR)$(WWOVERLAYDIR)/wwinit/rootfs/$(WWCLIENTDIR)/config.ww