diff --git a/bus/Makefile.am b/bus/Makefile.am
index 6cbc09a..be60bb8 100644
--- a/bus/Makefile.am
+++ b/bus/Makefile.am
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ clean-local:
 	/bin/rm *.bb *.bbg *.da *.gcov || true
 
 install-data-hook:
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/run/dbus
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(configdir)/system.d
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(configdir)/session.d
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/dbus-1/services
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index cfd54b8..b6e28f9 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CLEANFILES = 				\
 
 # create the /var/lib/dbus directory for dbus-uuidgen
 install-data-local:
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/dbus
+	:
 
 installcheck-local:
-	test -d $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/dbus
+	: