diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0868cfae7..3787f454e 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ ldgm/src/ldgm-session-gpu.o: ldgm/src/ldgm-session-gpu.cpp $(ALL_INCLUDES)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -Isrc/cuda_wrapper -DEXPORT_DLL_SYMBOLS $(INC) -c $< -o $@
 
 ext-deps/zfec/zfec/fec.o: ext-deps/zfec/zfec/fec.c
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(dir $@)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Wno-old-style-declaration -Wno-missing-declarations -Wno-missing-prototypes -Wno-sign-compare $(INC) -c $< -o $@
 
 SPEEX_FLAGS=-Wno-sign-compare -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-bad-function-cast -Wno-missing-prototypes -Wno-missing-declarations -O3