diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 9bb0fb44f04a..05d62ac513ee 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ do
 	fi
 done
 
+if [ -n "${INSTALL_PATH}" ] && ! [ -e "${INSTALL_PATH}" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "${INSTALL_PATH}"
+fi
+
 # User/arch may have a custom install script
 for file in "${HOME}/bin/${INSTALLKERNEL}"		\
 	    "/sbin/${INSTALLKERNEL}"			\