diff --git a/src/bin/psql/Makefile b/src/bin/psql/Makefile
index 06d75834808..b20083f8422 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/Makefile
+++ b/src/bin/psql/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ install: all installdirs
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/psqlrc.sample '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psqlrc.sample'
 
 installdirs:
-	$(mkinstalldirs) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)'
+	$(mkinstalldirs) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)' '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)'
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/psql$(X)' '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psqlrc.sample'