diff --git a/make/linux-rpm.mk b/make/linux-rpm.mk
index d8c173dd..fd323023 100644
--- a/make/linux-rpm.mk
+++ b/make/linux-rpm.mk
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ version:
 	exit 1
 
 patch-%:
+	mkdir -p patches
 	make patches/$*-$(KERNEL_VERSION).patch
 
 clean-patch-%: