diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_android.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_android.yml
index e9131aa2b0..4a336a9f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_android.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
 
             rm -rf "$PWD/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/monero/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/wownero/contrib/depends/built"
             rm -rf "$PWD/contrib/depends/sources" "$PWD/monero/contrib/depends/sources" "$PWD/wownero/contrib/depends/sources"
-            
+            mkdir -p contrib/depends || true
             ln -sf "$MONEROC_CACHE_DIR_ROOT/_cache/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/contrib/depends/built"
             ln -sf "$MONEROC_CACHE_DIR_ROOT/_cache/monero/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/monero/contrib/depends/built"
             ln -sf "$MONEROC_CACHE_DIR_ROOT/_cache/wownero/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/wownero/contrib/depends/built"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_linux.yml
index c3d00c7f7d..819492c15f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_test_build_linux.yml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
 
             rm -rf "$PWD/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/monero/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/wownero/contrib/depends/built"
             rm -rf "$PWD/contrib/depends/sources" "$PWD/monero/contrib/depends/sources" "$PWD/wownero/contrib/depends/sources"
-            
+            mkdir -p contrib/depends || true
             ln -sf "$MONEROC_CACHE_DIR_ROOT/_cache/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/contrib/depends/built"
             ln -sf "$MONEROC_CACHE_DIR_ROOT/_cache/monero/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/monero/contrib/depends/built"
             ln -sf "$MONEROC_CACHE_DIR_ROOT/_cache/wownero/contrib/depends/built" "$PWD/wownero/contrib/depends/built"