diff --git a/tools/ssl-local b/tools/ssl-local
index c614453f..559d8bb4 100755
--- a/tools/ssl-local
+++ b/tools/ssl-local
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cp -aRf deps/openssl_src/ $WORK_DIR
 
 echo "Building"
 pwd
+mkdir -p $WORK_DIR
 pushd $WORK_DIR || exit 128
 rm -rf $DESTDIR
 echo $PATH