diff --git a/games/quiz/Makefile b/games/quiz/Makefile
index 804464424ff..7c45bafcc7f 100644
--- a/games/quiz/Makefile
+++ b/games/quiz/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ CATS=	africa america areas arith asia babies bard chinese collectives \
 HIDEGAME=hidegame
 
 beforeinstall:
+	@if [ ! -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/games/quiz.db ]; then \
+		mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/games/quiz.db;  \
+	fi
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}/datfiles; install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
 	    ${CATS} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/games/quiz.db)