diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 508e1c89d5..939ebc1175 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ doc/%.1: doc/%.pod
 install: $(INSTALL_TARGETS-yes)
 
 install-progs: $(PROGS) $(INSTALL_PROGS_TARGETS-yes)
-	install -d "$(BINDIR)"
+	mkdir -p "$(BINDIR)"
 	install -c -m 755 $(PROGS) "$(BINDIR)"
 
 install-data: $(DATA_FILES)
-	install -d "$(DATADIR)"
+	mkdir -p "$(DATADIR)"
 	install -m 644 $(DATA_FILES) "$(DATADIR)"
 
 install-man: $(MANPAGES)
-	install -d "$(MANDIR)/man1"
+	mkdir -p "$(MANDIR)/man1"
 	install -m 644 $(MANPAGES) "$(MANDIR)/man1"
 
 uninstall: uninstall-progs uninstall-data uninstall-man
diff --git a/subdir.mak b/subdir.mak
index 5774c6d76f..ed1d68833f 100644
--- a/subdir.mak
+++ b/subdir.mak
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 install-lib$(NAME)-shared: $(SUBDIR)$(SLIBNAME)
-	install -d "$(SHLIBDIR)"
+	mkdir -p "$(SHLIBDIR)"
 	install -m 755 $$< "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION)"
 	$(STRIP) "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION)"
 	cd "$(SHLIBDIR)" && \
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ install-lib$(NAME)-shared: $(SUBDIR)$(SLIBNAME)
 	$(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD)
 
 install-lib$(NAME)-static: $(SUBDIR)$(LIBNAME)
-	install -d "$(LIBDIR)"
+	mkdir -p "$(LIBDIR)"
 	install -m 644 $$< "$(LIBDIR)"
 	$(LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD)
 
 install-headers::
-	install -d "$(INCINSTDIR)"
-	install -d "$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig"
+	mkdir -p "$(INCINSTDIR)"
+	mkdir -p "$(LIBDIR)/pkgconfig"
 	install -m 644 $(addprefix "$(SRC_DIR)"/,$(HEADERS)) "$(INCINSTDIR)"
 ifdef BUILT_HEADERS
 	install -m 644 $(addprefix $(SUBDIR),$(BUILT_HEADERS)) "$(INCINSTDIR)"