diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index fd215a996..062019037 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ endif
 
 configdir = $(CONFIGDIR)
 config_DATA = cables.xml satellites.xml encoding.conf tobackup.conf providermap.xml settingsupdate.conf
+
+install-data-hook:
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(CONFIGDIR)/zapit