diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3a9d290d9..9e2402d7d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ sdk: world
 	$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/fix-rpath host
 	$(TOPDIR)/support/scripts/fix-rpath staging
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(TOPDIR)/support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh $(HOST_DIR)/relocate-sdk.sh
+	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot
 	echo $(HOST_DIR) > $(HOST_DIR)/share/buildroot/sdk-location
 
 # Populating the staging with the base directories is handled by the skeleton package