diff --git a/include/i386/Makefile b/include/i386/Makefile
index b5f5a23eb906..901cc87392ba 100644
--- a/include/i386/Makefile
+++ b/include/i386/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 # i386 headers installed on amd64
 
 .PATH: ${SRCTOP}/sys/i386/include
 INCS=	\
 	asm.h \
 	asmacros.h \
 	atomic.h \
 	cpufunc.h \
 	pmap.h \
 	proc.h \
 	profile.h \
 	segments.h \
 	vmparam.h
 # These kernel-only headers are used by procstat's ZFS support.
 # This should be fixed.
 INCS+=	\
 	counter.h \
 	md_var.h \
 	pcpu.h \
 	pcpu_aux.h
 INCSDIR=	${INCLUDEDIR}/i386
 
+beforeinstall: i386dir
+META_TARGETS+=	i386dir
+
+i386dir:
+	${INSTALL} -d ${TAG_ARGS} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 755 \
+	    ${DESTDIR}${INCLUDEDIR}/i386
+
+
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>