diff --git a/ci/release/_install.sh b/ci/release/_install.sh
index c266341cc..7afd53f1e 100755
--- a/ci/release/_install.sh
+++ b/ci/release/_install.sh
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ install_standalone_d2() {
     sh_c="sudo_sh_c"
   fi
 
+  "$sh_c" mkdir -p "'$INSTALL_DIR'"
   "$sh_c" tar -C "$INSTALL_DIR" -xzf "$CACHE_DIR/$ARCHIVE"
   "$sh_c" sh -c "'cd \"$INSTALL_DIR/d2-$VERSION\" && make install PREFIX=\"$PREFIX\"'"
 }
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ install_standalone_tala() {
     sh_c="sudo_sh_c"
   fi
 
+  "$sh_c" mkdir -p "'$INSTALL_DIR'"
   "$sh_c" tar -C "$INSTALL_DIR" -xzf "$CACHE_DIR/$ARCHIVE"
   "$sh_c" sh -c "'cd \"$INSTALL_DIR/tala-$VERSION\" && make install PREFIX=\"$PREFIX\"'"
 }
diff --git a/ci/sub b/ci/sub
index 374e1af41..670ea5892 160000
--- a/ci/sub
+++ b/ci/sub
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 374e1af41579710c2728ef4f657bebea79bbaa60
+Subproject commit 670ea5892b60d815f53a52bf31fdb50ef475ee37
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 90fbc3501..fa42051a0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ install_standalone_d2() {
     sh_c="sudo_sh_c"
   fi
 
+  "$sh_c" mkdir -p "'$INSTALL_DIR'"
   "$sh_c" tar -C "$INSTALL_DIR" -xzf "$CACHE_DIR/$ARCHIVE"
   "$sh_c" sh -c "'cd \"$INSTALL_DIR/d2-$VERSION\" && make install PREFIX=\"$PREFIX\"'"
 }
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@ install_standalone_tala() {
     sh_c="sudo_sh_c"
   fi
 
+  "$sh_c" mkdir -p "'$INSTALL_DIR'"
   "$sh_c" tar -C "$INSTALL_DIR" -xzf "$CACHE_DIR/$ARCHIVE"
   "$sh_c" sh -c "'cd \"$INSTALL_DIR/tala-$VERSION\" && make install PREFIX=\"$PREFIX\"'"
 }