diff --git a/libretro-install.sh b/libretro-install.sh
index d6e25f59..3b56db8d 100755
--- a/libretro-install.sh
+++ b/libretro-install.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ else
    LIBRETRO_DIR="$1"
 fi
 
+mkdir "$LIBRETRO_DIR"
 for lib in "$RARCH_DIST_DIR"/*
 do
    if [ -f "$lib" ]; then