diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 99c0c4bf2..e3399fabd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ build-zenmap: $(ZENMAPDIR)/setup.py $(ZENMAPDIR)/zenmapCore/Version.py
 	cd $(ZENMAPDIR) && $(PYTHON) setup.py build $(if $(DESTDIR),--executable "$(DEFAULT_PYTHON_PATH)")
 
 install-zenmap: $(ZENMAPDIR)/setup.py
+	$(SHTOOL) mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
 	cd $(ZENMAPDIR) && $(PYTHON) setup.py install --prefix "$(prefix)" $(if $(DESTDIR),--root "$(DESTDIR)")
 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 docs/zenmap.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/
 # Create a symlink from nmapfe to zenmap if nmapfe doesn't exist or is