diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 937341e827a2294b4e025c466c3edbff49b9817f..2a89ea42d71d05eb6513a816e43c9e65a6abb81a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fmt:
 
 .PHONY: install-nu
 install-nu:
-	mkdir "${NU_DEST}"
+	mkdir -p "${NU_DEST}"
 	curl -fLo "${NU_DEST}/nu.tar.gz" "https://github.com/nushell/nushell/releases/download/${NU_VERSION}/${NU_BUILD}.tar.gz"
 	tar xvf "${NU_DEST}/nu.tar.gz" --directory "${NU_DEST}"
 	cp "${NU_DEST}/${NU_BUILD}/nu" "${NU_DEST}/nu"