diff --git a/common/build-style/gemspec.sh b/common/build-style/gemspec.sh
index b9e6a5f77e..b47ef7b1bc 100644
--- a/common/build-style/gemspec.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/gemspec.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ do_install() {
 	# Place conf files in their places
 	if [ -d ${_INSTDIR}/etc ]; then
 		find ${_INSTDIR}/etc -type f | while read -r c; do
-			vmkdir $(dirname ${c})
+			vmkdir ${c%/*}/
 			mv ${c} "${DESTDIR}/${c##*${_INSTDIR}/etc/}/"
 		done
 	fi