diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87c8817..0a0ceff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf .build scdoc
 
 install: all
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)
 	install -Dm755 scdoc $(BINDIR)/scdoc
 	install -Dm644 scdoc.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/scdoc.1