diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index fb1df830..1a74d60c 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 install-linux:
+	$(SUDO) mkdir -p /usr/local/share/libpostal
+	$(SUDO) chown -R $(USER):$$(id -gn) /usr/local/share/libpostal
 	@$(MAKE) install-libpostal
 
 install-macos:
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
 else
 	@echo "Intel architecture detected. SSE2 optimizations will be enabled."
 endif
+	$(SUDO) mkdir -p /usr/local/share/libpostal
+	$(SUDO) chown -R $(USER):$$(id -gn) /usr/local/share/libpostal
 	@$(MAKE) install-libpostal
 
 install-windows:
@@ -72,16 +76,16 @@ install-libpostal:
 	@echo "Cloning libpostal repository..."
 	git clone https://github.com/openvenues/libpostal || true
 	cd libpostal && \
+	if [ "$(detected_OS)" = "Windows" ]; then \
+		cp -rf windows/* ./ ; \
+	fi && \
 	./bootstrap.sh && \
 	./configure $(CONFIGURE_FLAGS) && \
 	make -j$(shell nproc || echo 4) && \
 	if [ "$(detected_OS)" = "Windows" ]; then \
-		make install && \
-		make download-models; \
+		make install; \
 	else \
-		$(SUDO) mkdir -p /usr/local/share/libpostal && \
-		$(SUDO) make install && \
-		$(SUDO) make download-models; \
+		$(SUDO) make install; \
 	fi
 
 .PHONY: install install-linux install-macos install-windows install-libpostal