diff --git a/Pmodules/modbuild b/Pmodules/modbuild
index 831ad7c..1f69a5e 100755
--- a/Pmodules/modbuild
+++ b/Pmodules/modbuild
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ fi
 declare -x  PMODULES_TMPDIR
 declare -x  PMODULES_DISTFILESDIR
 
+mkdir -p "${PMODULES_DISTFILESDIR}"
+
 declare -r BUILD_SCRIPTSDIR="${BUILD_BASEDIR}/scripts"
 declare -r BUILD_VERSIONSFILE="${BUILD_BASEDIR}/config/versions.conf"