diff --git a/doc/docbook.sh b/doc/docbook.sh
index fda4e2d..620374f 100755
--- a/doc/docbook.sh
+++ b/doc/docbook.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #$Id$
-#Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
+#Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Pierre Pronchery <khorben@defora.org>
 #
 #Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ XSLTPROC="xsltproc --nonet --xinclude"
 #debug
 _debug()
 {
-	echo "$@" 1>&2
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
 	"$@"
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ fi
 [ -z "$DATADIR" ] && DATADIR="$PREFIX/share"
 [ -z "$MANDIR" ] && MANDIR="$DATADIR/man"
 
+exec 3>&1
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
 	shift
@@ -194,7 +195,11 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	#install
 	if [ "$install" -eq 1 ]; then
 		source="${target#$OBJDIR}"
-		$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$instdir"			|| exit 2
+		dirname=
+		if [ "${source%/*}" != "$source" ]; then
+			dirname="/${source%/*}"
+		fi
+		$DEBUG $MKDIR -- "$instdir$dirname"		|| exit 2
 		$DEBUG $INSTALL "$target" "$instdir/$source"	|| exit 2
 		continue
 	fi
diff --git a/po/gettext.sh b/po/gettext.sh
index bf53b2b..5bb7c9b 100755
--- a/po/gettext.sh
+++ b/po/gettext.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ XGETTEXT="xgettext --force-po"
 #debug
 _debug()
 {
-	echo "$@" 1>&2
+	echo "$@" 1>&3
 	"$@"
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ if [ -z "$PACKAGE" ]; then
 fi
 
 LOCALEDIR="$PREFIX/share/locale"
+exec 3>&1
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	target="$1"
 	source="${target#$OBJDIR}"