diff --git a/lfs/pkg-config b/lfs/pkg-config
index cd07978ea..ed95102fd 100644
--- a/lfs/pkg-config
+++ b/lfs/pkg-config
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 ifeq "$(ROOT)" ""
 else
-	mkdir /tools/lib/pkgconfig
+	mkdir -pv /tools/lib/pkgconfig
 endif
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=$(PREFIX) --with-internal-glib
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)