diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index c4e9c616..080ba00f 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1269,6 +1269,7 @@ endif
 
 out/macos%/tildefriends: out/macos%-arm/tildefriends out/macos%-x86_64/tildefriends
 	@echo [lipo] $@
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@deps/macos_toolchain/bin/lipo -create -output $@ $^
 
 ##