diff --git a/libraries/Makefile.in b/libraries/Makefile.in
index 5d0588980c..b3a9127ea3 100644
--- a/libraries/Makefile.in
+++ b/libraries/Makefile.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKGCONFIG_DIR=$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pkgconfig
 PKGCONFIG_SRCDIRS=liblber libldap
 
 install-local:
-	@$(MKDIR) $(PKGCONFIG_DIR)
+	@-$(MKDIR) $(PKGCONFIG_DIR)
 	@for i in $(PKGCONFIG_SRCDIRS); do \
 	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i/*.pc $(PKGCONFIG_DIR); \
 	done