diff --git a/scripts/prebuild.sh b/scripts/prebuild.sh
index 1f5597ff3..7b2b3afa5 100755
--- a/scripts/prebuild.sh
+++ b/scripts/prebuild.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+mkdir takengine/thirdparty
+
 (cd .. && \
         gzip -d ./depends/gdal-2.2.3-mod.tar.gz && \
         cp depends/gdal-2.2.3-mod.tar . && \