diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile
index 08527e7ea4d0..02848146fc3a 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/Makefile
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ DVB_DOCUMENTED = \
 #
 
 install_media_images = \
-	$(Q)-mkdir $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR)/media_api; \
+	$(Q)-mkdir -p $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR)/media_api; \
 	cp $(OBJIMGFILES) $(MEDIA_SRC_DIR)/*.svg $(MEDIA_SRC_DIR)/v4l/*.svg $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR)/media_api
 
 $(MEDIA_OBJ_DIR)/%: $(MEDIA_SRC_DIR)/%.b64