diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2b890b..4d141a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ test:	FORCE
 	cd test; make test
 
 pkg:    all
+	mkdir -p $(SRC_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(prefix) $(LICENSEDIR);\
 	rm -fr $(SRC_DIR)/$(PKG_ARCHIVE)* ;\
 	git archive --format=tar --prefix=$(PKG_ARCHIVE)/ -o $(SRC_DIR)/$(PKG_ARCHIVE).tar HEAD;\
 	bzip2 $(SRC_DIR)/$(PKG_ARCHIVE).tar ; \
-	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR)/$(prefix) $(LICENSEDIR);\
 	cp -pr LICENSE* $(LICENSEDIR) ;\
 	DESTDIR=$(BUILD_DIR) installprefix=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(prefix) rpmbuild --define "_topdir $(PKG_DIR)" -ba buildrpm/bpftune.spec