diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1836e58..b6c65571 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include vars.mk
 
-SUBDIRS	= lib bin
+SUBDIRS	= include lib bin
 
 .PHONY: all
 all:
diff --git a/bin/Makefile b/bin/Makefile
index 50a65e15..789233a7 100644
--- a/bin/Makefile
+++ b/bin/Makefile
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ all:
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
-	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do		\
+	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do			\
 		$(MAKE) -C $$dir install || exit 1;	\
 	done
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
-	@for bin in $(SUBDIRS); do		\
-		-rm -f $(SBINDIR)/$$bin;	\
+	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do			\
+		$(MAKE) -C $$dir uninstall || exit1;	\
 	done
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do		\
+	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do			\
 		$(MAKE) -C $$dir clean || exit 1;	\
 	done
diff --git a/include/Makefile b/include/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0af39821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+include ../vars.mk
+
+INCS =	xbps_api.h
+
+.PHONY: all
+all:
+
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	install -d $(INCLUDEDIR)
+	install -m 644 $(INCS) $(INCLUDEDIR)
+
+.PHONY: uninstall
+uninstall:
+	-rm -f $(INCLUDEDIR)/$(INCS)
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
diff --git a/vars.mk b/vars.mk
index c7974469..92b3bfd3 100644
--- a/vars.mk
+++ b/vars.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 PREFIX	?= /usr/local
 SBINDIR	?= $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/sbin
 LIBDIR	?= $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib
+INCLUDEDIR ?= $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/include
 MANDIR	?= $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man8
 TOPDIR	?= ..
 INSTALL_STRIPPED ?= -s