diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1ed9be977e..a3fee355e8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ depends:
 	@rm -f build/freeswitch.env
 	@./build/addenv.sh build/freeswitch.env PREFIX $(PREFIX)
 	@./build/addenv.sh build/freeswitch.env MAKE $(MAKE)
+	mkdir $(PREFIX)
 	./build/buildlib.sh . install sqlite-3.3.5.tar.gz --prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-tcl --enable-threadsafe
 	./build/buildlib.sh . install apr-1.2.6.tar.gz --prefix=$(PREFIX)
 	./build/buildlib.sh . install apr-util-1.2.6.tar.gz --with-apr=../apr-1.2.6 --prefix=$(PREFIX)
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 26b9e7e4b1..999a967607 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1093,6 +1093,7 @@ depends:
 	@rm -f build/freeswitch.env
 	@./build/addenv.sh build/freeswitch.env PREFIX $(PREFIX)
 	@./build/addenv.sh build/freeswitch.env MAKE $(MAKE)
+	mkdir $(PREFIX)
 	./build/buildlib.sh . install sqlite-3.3.5.tar.gz --prefix=$(PREFIX) --disable-tcl --enable-threadsafe
 	./build/buildlib.sh . install apr-1.2.6.tar.gz --prefix=$(PREFIX)
 	./build/buildlib.sh . install apr-util-1.2.6.tar.gz --with-apr=../apr-1.2.6 --prefix=$(PREFIX)