diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index cd604450a..6c8cc55e3 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ if [ -z "${PREFIX}" ]; then
 fi
 
 BIN_PATH="${PREFIX}/bin"
+ETC_PATH="${PREFIX}/etc"
 SHARE_PATH="${PREFIX}/share/node-build"
 
-mkdir -p "$BIN_PATH" "$SHARE_PATH"
+mkdir -p "$BIN_PATH" "$ETC_PATH" "$SHARE_PATH"
 
 install -p bin/* "$BIN_PATH"
+install -d etc/* "$ETC_PATH"
 install -p -m 0644 share/node-build/* "$SHARE_PATH"