diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index 062ba91..4fd7453 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ tags:
 	cd $(srcdir) ; etags -lc `find $(static-dirs) $(addprefix $(objdir)/,$(dynamic-dirs)) $(client-dirs) -name *.[chY]`
 
 install: all
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir) $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir) $(DESTDIR)/@runtimedir@
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir) $(DESTDIR)/$(sysconfdir)
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(exedir)/bird $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir)/bird@SUFFIX@
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(exedir)/birdcl $(DESTDIR)/$(sbindir)/birdcl@SUFFIX@
 	if test -n "@CLIENT@" ; then								\