--- src/Makefile.am.orig	2014-05-16 16:51:21 UTC
+++ src/Makefile.am
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ pcmanfm_LDADD = \
 	$(FM_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
+# create plugins' directory anyway
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pcmanfm
+
+uninstall-hook:
+	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pcmanfm
+
 # prepare modules directory
 install-exec-local:
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/pcmanfm"