diff --git a/servers/slurpd/Make-template b/servers/slurpd/Make-template
index c228e3eba01fb16e52a864a02cf4a13b0298fb25..c0b34f38883750e6414f0089639fb9c355535a64 100644
--- a/servers/slurpd/Make-template
+++ b/servers/slurpd/Make-template
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ version.c: $(OBJS) $(LDIR)/liblber/liblber.a $(LDIR)/libldap/libldap.a
 
 install: $(LDAP_LIBEXECDIR) $(LDAP_LIBEXECDIR)/slurpd
 
+$(LDAP_LIBEXECDIR): FORCE
+	@-$(MKDIR) $(LDAP_LIBEXECDIR)
+
 $(LDAP_LIBEXECDIR)/slurpd:	slurpd
 	$(INSTALL) $(INSTALLFLAGS) -m 755 slurpd $(LDAP_LIBEXECDIR)