diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a211132041f147a1edd72f8cbe4b57e2fcbf603e..4a149f6ec28dd2e11b4c439c4f5c0f0d45f5926b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TARGET = elettra.xml
 
 all : ${TARGET}
-	mkdir etc
+	mkdir -p etc
 	ln ${TARGET} etc/${TARGET}
 
 clean :