diff --git a/net/trickle/Makefile b/net/trickle/Makefile
index d0209334ec56..0f642e36f57a 100644
--- a/net/trickle/Makefile
+++ b/net/trickle/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 PORTDOCS=	*
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${FILESDIR}/trickled.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/trickled.conf.default
-	@${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
+	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>