diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3db96da..6b16709 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -213,8 +213,9 @@ $(BINRLS)/$(LIBNAME)@DLLEXT@: \
 install: \
 	$(BINRLS)/$(LIBNAME)@DLLEXT@
 
-	@echo $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) \
-		$(BINRLS)/$(LIBNAME)@DLLEXT@) \
+	@$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_SITELIB)
+	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) \
+		$(BINRLS)/$(LIBNAME)@DLLEXT@ \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHON_SITELIB)
 
 
--
libgit2 0.21.2