diff --git a/libXmd/build.sh b/libXmd/build.sh
index f23c380..45d348d 100755
--- a/libXmd/build.sh
+++ b/libXmd/build.sh
@@ -5,23 +5,26 @@ BUILDFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Iinclude"
 LINTCHECKS="-checks=-*,clang-analyzer-*,bugprone-*,portability-*,cert-*"
 SOURCE="src/*.c"
 
-function build() {
+build() {
+	mkdir -p lib
 	cc $SOURCE -o "lib/libXmd.so" -shared $BUILDFLAGS || \
 	echo "XXX FAIL!"
 }
 
-function lint() {
+lint() {
 	clang-tidy $SOURCE $LINTCHECKS -- $BUILDFLAGS || \
 	echo "XXX FAIL!"
 }
 
-function clean() {
+clean() {
 	rm -f lib/*
 }
 
 case "$1" in
 install)
 	clean; build
+	mkdir -p "$PREFIX/lib"
+	mkdir -p "$PREFIX/include/Xmd"
 	cp lib/*.so "$PREFIX/lib"
 	cp include/Xmd/*.h "$PREFIX/include/Xmd"
 	clean
diff --git a/scripts/buildreplicant.sh b/scripts/buildreplicant.sh
index 2c43cf8..18992f0 100755
--- a/scripts/buildreplicant.sh
+++ b/scripts/buildreplicant.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 . `dirname $0`/flags.sh
 
-function build() {
+build() {
 	if
 		mkdir -p lib && \
 		cc src/*.c -o "lib/$1.so" -shared $CFLAGS
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function build() {
 	fi
 }
 
-function clean() {
+clean() {
 	rm -f bin/*
 }