diff --git a/dev-vcs/git-crypt/git-crypt-0.7.0.ebuild b/dev-vcs/git-crypt/git-crypt-0.7.0.ebuild
index 8d7bbe2dd685a..d9424c732212e 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/git-crypt/git-crypt-0.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-vcs/git-crypt/git-crypt-0.7.0.ebuild
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ src_configure() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
-	mkdir -p "${D}"/usr/bin || die
+	dodir /usr/bin
 	emake PREFIX="${D}"/usr install
 }