--- a/Makefile	
+++ a/Makefile	
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ build: etckeeper.spec etckeeper.version
 	-$(PYTHON) ./etckeeper-dnf/etckeeper.py build || echo "** DNF support not built"
 
 install: etckeeper.version
-	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/etckeeper/ $(DESTDIR)$(vardir)/cache/etckeeper/
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/etckeeper/
 	$(CP) *.d $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/etckeeper/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(CONFFILE) $(DESTDIR)$(etcdir)/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)