diff --git a/tools/ssl-local b/tools/ssl-local
index 559d8bb4..1057d7df 100755
--- a/tools/ssl-local
+++ b/tools/ssl-local
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 rm -rf $WORK_DIR
+mkdir -p out/
 cp -aRf deps/openssl_src/ $WORK_DIR
 
 echo "Building"
 pwd
-mkdir -p $WORK_DIR
 pushd $WORK_DIR || exit 128
 rm -rf $DESTDIR
 echo $PATH