diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9a194ca59177b431a7f2183af662bb15b93e12c9..41a7e3c2a788b4a961690106fc35a1a593294532 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ distcheck-hook:
 	fi
 
 install-exec-local:
-	@mkdir_p@ -- "$(DESTDIR)${localstatedir}/lib/ganeti" \
+	@mkdir_p@ "$(DESTDIR)${localstatedir}/lib/ganeti" \
 	  "$(DESTDIR)${localstatedir}/log/ganeti" \
 	  "$(DESTDIR)${localstatedir}/run/ganeti"