diff --git a/GNUmakefile.in b/GNUmakefile.in
index 89a8e9eb1b35088b2b289a96e7bfba72b5c93a39..85aac57422ac2948b00f1555e9f505f711b4a20b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ mfs: mfsoscheck
 	@$(MAKE) -C sensors mfs
 	@$(MAKE) -C tmcd mfs
 
-mfs-install: destdircheck mfs
+mfs-install: destdircheck mfs client-mkdirs
 	@$(MAKE) -C os mfs-install
 	@$(MAKE) -C sensors mfs-install
 	@$(MAKE) -C tmcd mfs-install