diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/package.py b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
index b238e39be5708ff607f6bed17457165b435d1d53..7462a735337f124984ce1971a96c610475749044 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/package.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ def do_fake_install(self):
         # FIXME : Make this part of the 'install' behavior ?
         mkdirp(self.prefix.bin)
         touch(join_path(self.prefix.bin, 'fake'))
+        mkdirp(self.prefix.include)
         mkdirp(self.prefix.lib)
         mkdirp(self.prefix.man1)