diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 70af3cac5d6f3107ba3be1dcd1ebace2e8ee7044..046eaa5d79bbcea2bdd7777b33277cba48283c6f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ version 0.9.5 -- unreleased
     handler changes
 	sys:
 	 . Fixed typo breaking things for VServers.
+    fixed automake 'make install' bug that failed if /etc/backup.d already
+    existed
 
 version 0.9.4 -- October 6th, 2006
     backupninja changes
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index f7f9e16c38703fb14f3795e93c88c53de180a447..b7138921d29e608823c922a14af7294a2a22c4a4 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ backupninja.conf: backupninja.conf.in
 	$(edit) backupninja.conf.in > backupninja.conf
 
 install-data-hook:
-	mkdir $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)/backup.d
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)/backup.d
 	chmod 0770 $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)/backup.d