diff --git a/grass7/raster/r.learn.ml2/rlearnlib/Makefile b/grass7/raster/r.learn.ml2/rlearnlib/Makefile
index 339ccd1af5..9cfd69430d 100644
--- a/grass7/raster/r.learn.ml2/rlearnlib/Makefile
+++ b/grass7/raster/r.learn.ml2/rlearnlib/Makefile
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ PYCFILES := $(patsubst %,$(ETCDIR)/%.pyc,$(MODULES))
 default: $(PYFILES) $(PYCFILES)
 
 $(ETCDIR):
-	$(MKDIR) -p $@
+	$(MKDIR) $@
 
 $(ETCDIR)/%: % | $(ETCDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $< $@
 
 install:
+	$(MKDIR) $(INST_DIR)/etc/r.learn.ml2/rlearnlib
 	cp -r $(ETCDIR) $(INST_DIR)/etc/r.learn.ml2