diff --git a/src/bin/psql/Makefile b/src/bin/psql/Makefile
index 8227b43407a..62728ddcd0a 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/Makefile
+++ b/src/bin/psql/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ install: all installdirs
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/psqlrc.sample '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psqlrc.sample'
 
 installdirs:
-	$(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)'
+	$(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)' '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)'
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/psql$(X)' '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psqlrc.sample'