diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 0571cb2..c137613 100755
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -468,9 +468,10 @@ class Show(Walker):
 
 class Do(Walker):
     def newer(self, files):
-        unix_cmd('mkdir', '-p', str(self.sysypath))
+        usesudo = not self.syspath.is_relative_to(Path.home())
+        unix_cmd('mkdir', '-p', str(self.syspath), sudo=usesudo)
         unix_cmd('cp', *(str(self.dirpath / f) for f in files), str(self.syspath),
-                 sudo=not self.syspath.is_relative_to(Path.home()))
+                 sudo=usesudo)
 
     older = newer