--- conf.mk	2018-12-11 00:21:24.967043397 +0100
+++ conf.mk.b	2018-12-11 00:12:16.247585901 +0100
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 install-rc: conf/shellexrc
 	echo "[INSTALL] $@"
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 conf/shellexrc $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)$(LIBDIR)/shellex/shellexrc
+
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)
 	[ -e $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/shellexrc ] || ln -s $(PREFIX)$(LIBDIR)/shellex/shellexrc $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/shellexrc
 
 clean-shellexrc: