diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6945b82..7bc2a190 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 - Problem when using E/DRC filters and the output dir didn't exist.
 - Not all errors during makefile generation were catched (got a stack trace).
+- Output dirs created when generating a makefile for a compress target.
 
 ## [0.10.1] - 2021-02-22
 ### Added
diff --git a/kibot/kiplot.py b/kibot/kiplot.py
index f6c6fe85..499f0033 100644
--- a/kibot/kiplot.py
+++ b/kibot/kiplot.py
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ def preflight_checks(skip_pre):
     BasePreFlight.run_enabled()
 
 
-def get_output_dir(o_dir):
+def get_output_dir(o_dir, dry=False):
     # outdir is a combination of the config and output
     outdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(GS.out_dir, o_dir))
     # Create directory if needed
     logger.debug("Output destination: {}".format(outdir))
-    if not os.path.exists(outdir):
+    if not dry and not os.path.exists(outdir):
         os.makedirs(outdir)
     return outdir
 
diff --git a/kibot/out_compress.py b/kibot/out_compress.py
index f1cd016d..0d55f4a5 100644
--- a/kibot/out_compress.py
+++ b/kibot/out_compress.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class CompressOptions(BaseOptions):
                 for out in GS.outputs:
                     if out.name == f.from_output:
                         config_output(out)
-                        files_list = out.get_targets(get_output_dir(out.dir))
+                        files_list = out.get_targets(get_output_dir(out.dir, dry=True))
                         break
                 if files_list is None:
                     logger.error('Unknown output `{}` selected in {}'.format(f.from_output, parent))