Apps :: /bin/mknod missing

Hi there,
I've got a problem with my DSL... I would like to install lirc, so that I can controll xmms with my pinnacle IR.
I did "configure" and "make" without any problems, after I installed gcc. But when I try to do "make install", lirc cannot finish it's installation because of a missing file named mknod:
"/bin/sh: line1: /bin/mknod: No such file or directory"
Is there any way to install mknod? Or is there an other way to install lirc without mknod?
Would be nice, if somebody could help me  
Michael