diff --git a/cvpcb/makefile.gtk b/cvpcb/makefile.gtk
index 5ce33231b6..5e27f266a4 100644
--- a/cvpcb/makefile.gtk
+++ b/cvpcb/makefile.gtk
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $(TARGET):	$(OBJECTS) makefile.gtk makefile.include $(EXTRALIBS) ../libs.linux $
 
 
 install: $(TARGET)
+	mkdir -p $(KICAD_BIN)
 	cp -f $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/eeschema/makefile.gtk b/eeschema/makefile.gtk
index 04c1a2e15e..a1d482fcd5 100644
--- a/eeschema/makefile.gtk
+++ b/eeschema/makefile.gtk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ netlist_form_pads-pcb: plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.cpp makefile.gtk
 
 
 install: $(TARGET)
+	mkdir -p $(KICAD_BIN)
 	cp $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
 
 
diff --git a/eeschema/plugins/makefile.gtk b/eeschema/plugins/makefile.gtk
index 5ed46557a4..b8bea52afb 100644
--- a/eeschema/plugins/makefile.gtk
+++ b/eeschema/plugins/makefile.gtk
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ all: netlist_form_pads-pcb
 netlist_form_pads-pcb: netlist_form_pads-pcb.cpp makefile.gtk
 	gcc -D__UNIX__  -Wall netlist_form_pads-pcb.cpp -o netlist_form_pads-pcb $(LIBSTDC)
 
-$(KICAD_PLUGINS):
+install: netlist_form_pads-pcb
 	mkdir -p $(KICAD_PLUGINS)
-
-install: $(KICAD_PLUGINS)
 	cp netlist_form_pads-pcb $(KICAD_PLUGINS)
 
 clean :
diff --git a/gerbview/makefile.gtk b/gerbview/makefile.gtk
index 8d0930071e..65772f9d59 100644
--- a/gerbview/makefile.gtk
+++ b/gerbview/makefile.gtk
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ EDACPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS)
 
 
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) makefile.gtk makefile.include $(EXTRALIBS) ../libs.linux
-		$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $(TARGET)
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $(TARGET)
 		
 install: $(TARGET)
-		cp $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
+	mkdir -p $(KICAD_BIN)
+	cp -f $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
 
 
 clean:
diff --git a/kicad/makefile.gtk b/kicad/makefile.gtk
index edd0048cfd..2eac152003 100644
--- a/kicad/makefile.gtk
+++ b/kicad/makefile.gtk
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ EDACPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS)
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) makefile.gtk $(EXTRALIBS) ../libs.linux
 	$(LD) $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS)  $(LIBS) -o $(TARGET)
 
-install:$(TARGET)
-	cp -f  $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
+install: $(TARGET)
+	mkdir -p $(KICAD_BIN)
+	cp -f $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o;
diff --git a/pcbnew/makefile.gtk b/pcbnew/makefile.gtk
index bfc9c8a3f6..ad7ccee12e 100644
--- a/pcbnew/makefile.gtk
+++ b/pcbnew/makefile.gtk
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) makefile.gtk  makefile.include $(LIBVIEWER3D) $(EXTRALIBS)
 		
 		
 install: $(TARGET)
-		cp $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
+	mkdir -p $(KICAD_BIN)
+	cp $(TARGET) $(KICAD_BIN)
 
 
 clean: