diff --git a/.config/setup/31-initialize-backup-repository.sh b/.config/setup/31-initialize-backup-repository.sh
index 26c475e..d384732 100755
--- a/.config/setup/31-initialize-backup-repository.sh
+++ b/.config/setup/31-initialize-backup-repository.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/sh
 
-sudo mkdir -p "${BORG_REPO}"
+sudo mkdir --parents "${BORG_REPO}"
 sudo chown "${USER}":"${USER}" "${BORG_REPO}"
 sudo chmod 700 "${BORG_REPO}"
 
diff --git a/.config/setup/43-install-emacs-lilypond-mode.sh b/.config/setup/43-install-emacs-lilypond-mode.sh
index 97855fd..a3fce38 100755
--- a/.config/setup/43-install-emacs-lilypond-mode.sh
+++ b/.config/setup/43-install-emacs-lilypond-mode.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #! /usr/bin/sh
 
 projdir="$(systemd-path user)"/Projects
-mkdir -p "${projdir}"
-rm -rf "${projdir}/lilypond"
+mkdir --parents "${projdir}"
+rm --force --recursive "${projdir}/lilypond"
 cd "${projdir}" || exit
 git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/lilypond/lilypond
 cd lilypond || exit
diff --git a/.local/bin/ghup b/.local/bin/ghup
index 74de4a3..1941987 100755
--- a/.local/bin/ghup
+++ b/.local/bin/ghup
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/sh
 
 STATE_DIR="$(systemd-path user-state-private)"/github-versions
-mkdir -p "${STATE_DIR}"
+mkdir --parents "${STATE_DIR}"
 
 github_update() {
     package="$1"
diff --git a/.local/bin/make-backup b/.local/bin/make-backup
index 7d05e48..eb6bbe1 100755
--- a/.local/bin/make-backup
+++ b/.local/bin/make-backup
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 TS_DIR="$(systemd-path user-state-private)"/backup
 
-mkdir -p "${TS_DIR}"
+mkdir --parents "${TS_DIR}"
 
 backup () {
     target=$1