diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index e11ccc1d7..d54e38e45 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 		<delete dir="${builddir}/packages" includeemptydirs="true" failonerror="false" />
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/packages" />
 		<delete dir="${builddir}/export" includeemptydirs="true" failonerror="false" />
+		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export" />
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}" />
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/conf" />
 		<mkdir dir="${builddir}/export/${shortversion}/data" />