1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/install.c b/coreutils/install.c
index 2e4dc257f..8270490bd 100644
--- a/coreutils/install.c
+++ b/coreutils/install.c
@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ int install_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         dest = last;
                         if (opts & OPT_MKDIR_LEADING) {
                                 char *ddir = xstrdup(dest);
-                                bb_make_directory(dirname(ddir), 0755, mkdir_flags);
+                                /*
+                                 * -D -t DIR1/DIR2/F3 FILE: create DIR1/DIR2/F3, copy FILE there
+                                 * -D FILE DIR1/DIR2/F3: create DIR1/DIR2, copy FILE there as F3
+                                 */
+                                bb_make_directory((opts & OPT_TARGET) ? ddir : dirname(ddir), 0755, mkdir_flags);
                                 /* errors are not checked. copy_file
                                  * will fail if dir is not created.
                                  */