diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index bc9a61103..005ba6264 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ setup-flavour: $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup_$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR)
 source-featureset: $(STAMPS_DIR)/source_$(FEATURESET)
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/config.$(ARCH)_$(FEATURESET)_$(FLAVOUR): $(KCONFIG)
+	mkdir -p '$(dir $@)'
 	python debian/bin/kconfig.py '$@' $(KCONFIG) $(KCONFIG_OPTIONS)
 
 define copy_source