diff --git a/libiberty/ChangeLog b/libiberty/ChangeLog
index 8a756b071b8..3b236b01b39 100644
--- a/libiberty/ChangeLog
+++ b/libiberty/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 	* Makefile.in (FLAGS_TO_PASS): Also pass DESTDIR.
 
+	* Makefile.in (install_to_libdir, install_to_tooldir): Add a
+	mkinstalldirs command.
+
 2002-12-04  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
 
 	* make-relative-prefix.c (HAVE_HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX):
diff --git a/libiberty/Makefile.in b/libiberty/Makefile.in
index 9e913ee531d..1af4c32277e 100644
--- a/libiberty/Makefile.in
+++ b/libiberty/Makefile.in
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ INSTALL_DEST = @INSTALL_DEST@
 install: install_to_$(INSTALL_DEST) install-subdir
 
 install_to_libdir: all
+	${mkinstalldirs} $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)$(MULTISUBDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(TARGETLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)$(MULTISUBDIR)/$(TARGETLIB)n
 	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)$(MULTISUBDIR) ; $(RANLIB) $(TARGETLIB)n )
 	mv -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)$(MULTISUBDIR)/$(TARGETLIB)n $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)$(MULTISUBDIR)/$(TARGETLIB)
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ install_to_libdir: all
 	@$(MULTIDO) $(FLAGS_TO_PASS) multi-do DO=install
 
 install_to_tooldir: all
+	${mkinstalldirs} $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/lib$(MULTISUBDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(TARGETLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/lib$(MULTISUBDIR)/$(TARGETLIB)n
 	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/lib$(MULTISUBDIR) ; $(RANLIB) $(TARGETLIB)n )
 	mv -f $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/lib$(MULTISUBDIR)/$(TARGETLIB)n $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/lib$(MULTISUBDIR)/$(TARGETLIB)