diff --git a/projects/roctracer/build_proto.sh b/projects/roctracer/build_proto.sh
index 271e11b7a4..b9f4f14602 100755
--- a/projects/roctracer/build_proto.sh
+++ b/projects/roctracer/build_proto.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ cmake \
     $ROCTRACER_ROOT/inc/ext
 popd
 
-make install
 make package
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/DEBIAN/postinst b/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/DEBIAN/postinst
index a2293b1054..a92e2bbd2a 100644
--- a/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/DEBIAN/postinst
+++ b/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 do_pkgconfig() {
+   if [ ! -d /usr/lib/pkgconfig ] ; then mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig; fi
    cat > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/roctracer-proto.pc << EOF
 prefix=/opt/rocm/roctracer/include/ext
 Name: roctracer-proto
diff --git a/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/RPM/rpm_post b/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/RPM/rpm_post
index 8a8269b5c1..7eb7baeaaf 100644
--- a/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/RPM/rpm_post
+++ b/projects/roctracer/inc/ext/RPM/rpm_post
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+if [ ! -d /usr/lib/pkgconfig ] ; then mkdir -p /usr/lib/pkgconfig; fi
 cat > /usr/lib/pkgconfig/roctracer-proto.pc << EOF
 prefix=/opt/rocm/roctracer/include/ext
 Name: roctracer-proto