--- Makefile.in.orig	2025-04-23 14:13:07 UTC
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ dist-hook:
 
 $(PATHFILES): Makefile
 	@ rm -f $@ $@.tmp
-	$(AM_V_at) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(AM_V_at) mkdir -p $$(dirname $@)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) srcdir=''; \
 		test -f ./$@.in || srcdir=$(srcdir)/; \
 		$(edit_cmd) $${srcdir}$@.in >$@.tmp