diff --git a/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk b/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk
index b2bbe5a84f..6609897fe7 100644
--- a/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk
+++ b/obsolete-buildroot/make/ebtables.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_NAME): $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)"
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$(EBTABLES_NAME): $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/$(EBTABLES_NAME)
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/
 	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	$(MAKE) -C $(EBTABLES_BUILD_DIR)	\
 		MANDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/man \