diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9b0c870..8632a44 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 : ${crond_dir:=$sysconfdir/cron.d}
 : ${udev_helperdir:=$prefix/lib/udev}
 
-: ${desktopdir:=$usr_prefix/share/applications}
+: ${desktopdir:=${usr_prefix}/local/package/share/applications}
 
 : ${INSTALL:=install -v}
 : ${INSTALL_PROGRAM:=$INSTALL}
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function install_if()
 
 function install_desktop_file()
 {
+    test -d ${desktopdir} || mkdir -p ${desktopdir}
     install_if "$1" "$2" $INSTALL_DATA
     update-desktop-database ${desktopdir}
 }