diff --git a/lib/automake.mk b/lib/automake.mk
index 62b2f380e73..faace7993e7 100644
--- a/lib/automake.mk
+++ b/lib/automake.mk
@@ -534,10 +534,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += build-aux/extract-ofp-msgs
 
 INSTALL_DATA_LOCAL += lib-install-data-local
 lib-install-data-local:
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(RUNDIR)
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(PKIDIR)
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(LOGDIR)
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(DBDIR)
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/openvswitch
 
 man_MANS += lib/ovs-fields.7