diff --git a/make/lib.mk b/make/lib.mk
index 405f0fcc..76e2ed97 100644
--- a/make/lib.mk
+++ b/make/lib.mk
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
-
+TESTVAR := $(LDFLAGS)
 all: $(LIB_SO) $(LINKS_SO) $(MSVCPP_IMPLIB) $(STRIP_DONE)
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
-install: $(LOCAL_TARGETS) all $(INSTALLED_LIB_A) $(INSTALLED_LIB_SO) $(INSTALLED_LINKS_SO)
+install: $(LOCAL_TARGETS) all target-dir.done $(INSTALLED_LIB_A) $(INSTALLED_LIB_SO) $(INSTALLED_LINKS_SO)
 clean: libclean local_libclean
 distclean: clean
 local_libclean: clean.mingw clean.unix clean.all
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ endif
 clean.all:
 	rm -rf *.a *.o *~ st* .*.swp *.done
 
+target-dir.done:
+	test -d $(INSTALL_LIBDIR) || $(INSTALL) -m $(EXEMODE) -o $(EXEOWNER) -d $(INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+	touch $@
+
diff --git a/make/scripts.mk b/make/scripts.mk
index 7f620679..8f19cb7f 100644
--- a/make/scripts.mk
+++ b/make/scripts.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 
 all.done: $(SCRIPTS) $(BUILD_EXE_SH)
 clean:allclean localclean doneclean textclean
-install:$(INSTALLED_EXE_SH)
+install: target-dir.done $(INSTALLED_EXE_SH)
 
 
 HOME_BIN_EXE_SH = $(addprefix $(HOME)/bin/, $(notdir $(EXE_SH)))
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ $(HOME)/bin/%: %
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
 install-home-bin: $(HOME_BIN_EXE_SH)
+
+target-dir.done:
+	test -d $(INSTALL_BINDIR) || $(INSTALL) -m $(EXEMODE) -o $(EXEOWNER) -d $(INSTALL_BINDIR)
+	touch $@
+