diff --git a/obsolete-buildroot/make/arptables.mk b/obsolete-buildroot/make/arptables.mk
index bd4c6af4ba..4b9508fbc1 100644
--- a/obsolete-buildroot/make/arptables.mk
+++ b/obsolete-buildroot/make/arptables.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ $(ARPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/$(ARPTABLES_NAME): $(ARPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
 		CC=$(TARGET_CC) COPT_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$(ARPTABLES_NAME): $(ARPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/$(ARPTABLES_NAME)
+	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/
 	cp $(ARPTABLES_BUILD_DIR)/$(ARPTABLES_NAME) $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$(ARPTABLES_NAME)
 	$(STRIP) $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/$(ARPTABLES_NAME)