diff --git a/target/linux/ifxmips/image/u-boot/Makefile b/target/linux/ifxmips/image/u-boot/Makefile
index c92a1a3c5b..e01bb016cd 100644
--- a/target/linux/ifxmips/image/u-boot/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ifxmips/image/u-boot/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ define Build/Compile
 endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
+	mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR)
 	dd if=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/u-boot.ifx of=$(BIN_DIR)/u-boot.ifx bs=64k conv=sync
 endef