diff --git a/merge_static_lib.sh b/merge_static_lib.sh
index d3658c292..6e0ad0108 100755
--- a/merge_static_lib.sh
+++ b/merge_static_lib.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 cd $1
+mkdir -p mpp
 rm -rf mpp/lib'$2$'.a
 
 SCRIPT=$'CREATE mpp/lib'$2$'.a\n'