diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0d016709b..0615d60c8d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ installdirs:
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(ASTDATADIR)/static-http"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(ASTMANDIR)/man8"
 	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(AGI_DIR)"
+	$(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(ASTDBDIR)"
 
 bininstall: _all installdirs $(SUBDIRS_INSTALL)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 main/asterisk $(DESTDIR)$(ASTSBINDIR)/