diff --git a/doc/man/man1/Makefile b/doc/man/man1/Makefile
index 68e1ba5a4..0ad9cce92 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/Makefile
+++ b/doc/man/man1/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ path_to_top=../../..
 include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.config
 
 install-local:
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) elinks.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
 
 include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.lib
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/Makefile b/doc/man/man5/Makefile
index 49e7bc79c..45f58b494 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/Makefile
+++ b/doc/man/man5/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ path_to_top=../../..
 include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.config
 
 install-local:
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man5
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) elinks.conf.5 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man5
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) elinkskeys.5 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man5
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8d7f7bb8e..d87b149b1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ elinks: lib.o
 	$(call cmd,link)
 
 install-local:
+	$(MKINSTALLDIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) elinks $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 
 include $(path_to_top)/Makefile.lib