diff --git a/boards/sunxi.sh b/boards/sunxi.sh
index 1e70815..3052a43 100644
--- a/boards/sunxi.sh
+++ b/boards/sunxi.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ postbuild() {
     notice "executing $device_name postbuild"
 
     notice "building u-boot"
-	mkdir $R/dist/u-boot
+	mkdir -p $R/dist/u-boot
 	pushd $R/extra/u-boot
     pushd $R/tmp/kernels/$device_name/u-boot
 		for board in $uboot_configs; do