diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1fd90c18eb..36b582f8f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ tools/ssnes-joyconfig: $(JOYCONFIG_OBJ)
 	@$(if $(Q), $(shell echo echo CC $<),)
 
 install: $(TARGET)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/etc
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 	install -m755 $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin 
 	install -m644 ssnes.cfg $(DESTDIR)/etc/ssnes.cfg
 	install -m644 docs/{ssnes,ssnes-joyconfig}.1 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1