diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b34c957..bfdbf67 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ all:
 	$(CC) -c external-tools.c -fPIC `pkg-config --cflags geany`
 	$(CC) external-tools.o -o external-tools.so -shared `pkg-config --libs geany`
 install:
+	mkdir -p $(GEANY_PLUGIN_DIR)
 	cp external-tools.so $(GEANY_PLUGIN_DIR)
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.so