diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b06d32dedd..44ef0c7545 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+ 477.	[bug]		The the isc-config.sh script could be installed before
+			its directory was created. [RT #324]
+
  476.	[bug]		A zone could expire while a zone transfer was in
 			progress triggering a INSIST failure. [RT #329]
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5040643816..9815bf2ca6 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.31 2000/09/20 17:51:08 gson Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile.in,v 1.32 2000/09/20 18:05:33 gson Exp $
 
 srcdir =	@srcdir@
 VPATH =		@srcdir@
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ distclean::
 	rm -f libtool isc-config.sh
 	rm -f util/conf.sh
 
-install:: isc-config.sh
+installdirs:
+	if [ ! -d ${DESTDIR}${bindir} ]; then \
+		mkdir ${DESTDIR}${bindir}; \
+	fi
+
+install:: isc-config.sh installdirs
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} isc-config.sh ${DESTDIR}${bindir}
 
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