diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index de934a0b..c2f859b0 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ out/res/drawable_icon.xml.flat: src/android/res/drawable/icon.xml
 
 out/apk/res.apk out/gen/com/unprompted/tildefriends/R.java: out/res/layout_activity_main.xml.flat out/res/drawable_icon.xml.flat src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
 	@echo [aapt2 link] res.apk
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p out/apk/
 	@$(ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS)/aapt2 link -I $(ANDROID_PLATFORM)/android.jar out/res/layout_activity_main.xml.flat out/res/drawable_icon.xml.flat \
 		--version-code $(VERSION_CODE) \
 		--version-name $(VERSION_NUMBER) \
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ out/apk/res.apk out/gen/com/unprompted/tildefriends/R.java: out/res/layout_activ
 
 out/apk/res.fdroid.apk out/gen_fdroid/com/unprompted/tildefriends/R.java: out/res/layout_activity_main.xml.flat out/res/drawable_icon.xml.flat src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
 	@echo [aapt2 link] res.fdroid.apk
-	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@mkdir -p out/apk/
 	@$(ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS)/aapt2 link -I $(ANDROID_PLATFORM)/android.jar out/res/layout_activity_main.xml.flat out/res/drawable_icon.xml.flat \
 		--version-code $(VERSION_CODE) \
 		--version-name $(VERSION_NUMBER) \