diff --git a/fonts/Makefile b/fonts/Makefile
index d375321..c16d4aa 100644
--- a/fonts/Makefile
+++ b/fonts/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 # the group (-g) and owner (-a) if we're writing into a system directory.
 install:
 	@cp 99local.cfg $(UPDMAP)
+	@mkdir -p $(FONTS) $(LATEX)
 	@rsync -rlptDv fonts/ $(FONTS)
 	@rsync -rlptDv latex/ $(LATEX)
 	@texhash