diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/builtinlibs/Makefile b/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/builtinlibs/Makefile
index dbe0ce57152daf6117705274e39064a555f22269..4401019cae26fffcfae37521316cecfe36a88b0a 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/builtinlibs/Makefile
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.native/builtinlibs/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ LIB_RDUMMY := $(LIBDIR)/libR$(DYLIB_EXT)
 libr: $(LIB_RDUMMY)
 $(LIB_RDUMMY): $(OBJ)/rdummy.o
 	mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
+	mkdir -p $(OBJ)
 	$(DYLIB_LD) $(DYLIB_LDFLAGS) -o $(LIB_RDUMMY) -current_version $(R_VERSION) -compatibility_version $(R_VERSION) $(OBJ)/rdummy.o
 
 cleanlibr: