diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3af122d32..5358050d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ default : install
 all : builds install
 
 .events :
-	mkdir .events
+	mkdir $@
 
 .events/npm : npm-shrinkwrap.json | .events
 	npm install