diff --git a/toolchain/helpers.mk b/toolchain/helpers.mk
index 90834f4dc8..fe2b4b9d5c 100644
--- a/toolchain/helpers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/helpers.mk
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ copy_toolchain_lib_root = \
 \
 	LIBPATHS=`find $(STAGING_DIR)/ -name "$${LIBPATTERN}" 2>/dev/null` ; \
 	for LIBPATH in $${LIBPATHS} ; do \
-		DESTDIR=`echo $${LIBPATH} | sed "s,^$(STAGING_DIR)/,," | xargs dirname` ; \
 		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}; \
 		while true ; do \
 			LIBNAME=`basename $${LIBPATH}`; \
+			DESTDIR=`echo $${LIBPATH} | sed "s,^$(STAGING_DIR)/,," | xargs dirname` ; \
 			rm -fr $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}/$${LIBNAME}; \
 			if test -h $${LIBPATH} ; then \
 				cp -d $${LIBPATH} $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}/$${LIBNAME}; \