=== modified file 'doc/Makefile.am'
--- doc/Makefile.am	2012-06-02 13:33:57 +0000
+++ doc/Makefile.am	2012-06-02 13:35:03 +0000
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 helpdir = @htmldir@
 
-# empty help_DATA just installs the directory
-help_DATA = 
-
 EXTRA_DIST = docbook2html.sh docbook
 
 html/GuideIndex.html: docbook/GuideIndex.xml
@@ -19,6 +16,7 @@
 
 install-data-hook: html
 	if [ -x "$(GNOME_DOC_TOOL)" ]; then \
+		$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)" || exit 1; \
 		cd html; for f in * ; do $(INSTALL_DATA) "$$f" "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)/$$f" ; done; \
 		ln -s GuideIndex.html "$(DESTDIR)$(helpdir)/index.html" ; \
 	fi