diff --git a/tools/xenstore/Makefile b/tools/xenstore/Makefile
index cb4ab427f5..bff9b25725 100644
--- a/tools/xenstore/Makefile
+++ b/tools/xenstore/Makefile
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ tarball: clean
 .PHONY: install
 install: all
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/xenstore-compat
 ifeq ($(XENSTORE_XENSTORED),y)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(XEN_LIB_STORED)
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) xenstored $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 endif