diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d49fe66f..e060ac40 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ ENDIF (DEFAULT_NB_IO_SERVICE_WORKERS)
 ###
 # install
 ###
+# ensure lib and bin directories exist
+install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/)
+install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/)
+# install cpp_redis
 install (DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/ DESTINATION lib USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)
 install (DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/ DESTINATION bin USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)
 install (DIRECTORY ${CPP_REDIS_INCLUDES}/ DESTINATION include USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS)