diff --git a/libltdl/Makefile.in b/libltdl/Makefile.in
index 653847eaa..6c54416ea 100644
--- a/libltdl/Makefile.in
+++ b/libltdl/Makefile.in
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ distclean-tags:
 
 distdir: $(DISTFILES)
 	$(am__remove_distdir)
-	mkdir $(distdir)
+	$(mkdir_p) $(distdir)
 	$(mkdir_p) $(distdir)/..
 	@srcdirstrip=`echo "$(srcdir)" | sed 's|.|.|g'`; \
 	topsrcdirstrip=`echo "$(top_srcdir)" | sed 's|.|.|g'`; \
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ distcheck: dist
 	  unzip $(distdir).zip ;;\
 	esac
 	chmod -R a-w $(distdir); chmod a+w $(distdir)
-	mkdir $(distdir)/_build
-	mkdir $(distdir)/_inst
+	$(mkdir_p) $(distdir)/_build
+	$(mkdir_p) $(distdir)/_inst
 	chmod a-w $(distdir)
 	dc_install_base=`$(am__cd) $(distdir)/_inst && pwd | sed -e 's,^[^:\\/]:[\\/],/,'` \
 	  && dc_destdir="$${TMPDIR-/tmp}/am-dc-$$$$/" \
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ distcheck: dist
 	        distuninstallcheck \
 	  && chmod -R a-w "$$dc_install_base" \
 	  && ({ \
-	       (cd ../.. && umask 077 && mkdir "$$dc_destdir") \
+	       (cd ../.. && umask 077 && $(mkdir_p) "$$dc_destdir") \
 	       && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DESTDIR="$$dc_destdir" install \
 	       && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DESTDIR="$$dc_destdir" uninstall \
 	       && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DESTDIR="$$dc_destdir" \