diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 02a1659991..df6ce8f534 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ target-purgelocales:
 	done
 endif
 
-source: $(TARGETS_SOURCE) $(HOST_SOURCE)
+source: dirs $(TARGETS_SOURCE) $(HOST_SOURCE)
 
 external-deps:
 	@$(MAKE) -Bs DL_MODE=SHOW_EXTERNAL_DEPS $(EXTRAMAKEARGS) source | sort -u