diff --git a/src/bin/psql/Makefile b/src/bin/psql/Makefile
index 771fd712e468eb91fecd7f7b905195d760f4a510..b6514c93189e3ee94002b2e4c74f08d6dce2c00a 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/Makefile
+++ b/src/bin/psql/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ install: all installdirs
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/psqlrc.sample '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psqlrc.sample'
 
 installdirs:
-	$(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)'
+	$(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)' '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)'
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f '$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/psql$(X)' '$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psqlrc.sample'