diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 930108da..f1ae617d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ _embeddedinstall: ${DHCPCD_DEF}
 _proginstall: ${PROG}
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
 	${INSTALL} -m ${BINMODE} ${PROG} ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
+	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${DBDIR}
 
 proginstall: _proginstall ${EMBEDDEDINSTALL}
 	for x in ${SUBDIRS}; do cd $$x; ${MAKE} $@ || exit $$?; cd ..; done