diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de7479a..4add9cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ GO ?= $(shell type -a -P go | head -n 1)
 VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --dirty)
 
 build:
-	mkdir build
+	mkdir -p build
 	cd src/enit; $(GO) build -ldflags "-w -X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o ../../build/enit enit
 	cd src/esvm; $(GO) build -ldflags "-w -X main.version=$(VERSION)" -o ../../build/esvm esvm
 	cd src/ectl; $(GO) build -ldflags "-w -X main.version=$(VERSION) -X main.sysconfdir=$(SYSCONFDIR) -X main.runstatedir=$(RUNSTATEDIR)" -o ../../build/ectl ectl