diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 01b804a0..c90e745e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -29,10 +29,18 @@
 #                                                                      #
 ########################################################################
 
-install:
-	install *.sh -m 755 $(HOME)/bin/
-	mkdir -p $(HOME)/.jannet
-	if [ -f *.conf ]; then install *.conf $(HOME)/.jannet/; fi
+EXEDIR  = $(HOME)/bin
+CONFDIR = $(HOME)/.jannet
+
+$(EXEDIR):
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+$(CONFDIR):
+	mkdir -p $@
+
+install: $(EXEDIR) $(CONFDIR)
+	install *.sh -m 755 $(EXEDIR)/
+	if [ -f *.conf ]; then install *.conf $(CONFDIR)/; fi
 
 clean distclean libclean:
 	rm -rf *~ .*.swp core