diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 937bfe3..3737f22 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-bin/
+bin/stringie
 *.o
diff --git a/bin/README.txt b/bin/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e92bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This directory is where compiled executables will be placed.
diff --git a/build.seq b/build.seq
index 03ae257..41ca87d 100644
--- a/build.seq
+++ b/build.seq
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 ;
 ; or you can simply type the following commands into the shell:
 ;
-makedir bin
 dcc src/stringie.c -o bin/stringie
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index aaf807f..dc695bc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 all: ${PROG}${EXE}
 
 ${PROG}${EXE}: $(OBJS)
-	mkdir -p ../bin/
 	$(CC) $(OBJS) -o ${PROG} $(LIBS)
 
 stringie${O}: stringie.c