diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f29d28b5..f8a888e46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ customupdate: all
 	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded kpdfview
 	-rm kindlepdfviewer-$(VERSION).zip
 	rm -Rf $(INSTALL_DIR)
-	mkdir $(INSTALL_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(INSTALL_DIR)/{history,screenshots}
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(INSTALL_DIR)/git-rev
 	cp -p README.md COPYING kpdfview $(LUA_FILES) $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	mkdir $(INSTALL_DIR)/data