diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 412373b776..95b28a0690 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ setup: clean submodules n64split split
 print-% : ; $(info $* is a $(flavor $*) variable set to [$($*)]) @true
 
 $(BUILD_DIR):
-	mkdir $(BUILD_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TARGET).elf: $(O_FILES) $(LD_SCRIPT)
 	@$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(O_FILES)