diff --git a/src/mingwrt.mk b/src/mingwrt.mk
index a16814c1..dfd2d1c4 100644
--- a/src/mingwrt.mk
+++ b/src/mingwrt.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ define $(PKG)_UPDATE
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
-    mkdir -p '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
+    install -d '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
     cd '$(2)' && \
         cp -rpv bin include lib '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
 endef
diff --git a/src/pkg_config.mk b/src/pkg_config.mk
index d63716d8..26567e79 100644
--- a/src/pkg_config.mk
+++ b/src/pkg_config.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
     cd '$(2)' && ./configure \
         --prefix='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
     $(MAKE) -C '$(2)' -j '$(JOBS)' install
-    mkdir -p '$(PREFIX)/bin'
+    install -d '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
     rm -f '$(PREFIX)/bin/$(TARGET)-pkg-config'
     ln -s '../$(TARGET)/bin/pkg-config' '$(PREFIX)/bin/$(TARGET)-pkg-config'
 endef
diff --git a/src/w32api.mk b/src/w32api.mk
index 1a525724..0d026375 100644
--- a/src/w32api.mk
+++ b/src/w32api.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
     # fix missing definitions for WinPcap and libdnet
     $(SED) '1i\#include <wtypes.h>'                       -i '$(2)/include/iphlpapi.h'
     $(SED) '1i\#include <wtypes.h>'                       -i '$(2)/include/wincrypt.h'
-    mkdir -p '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
+    install -d '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
     cp -rpv '$(2)/include' '$(2)/lib' '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
 endef