diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6a3d038e66..71c77f474d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ savedefconfig: $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot-config/conf prepare-kconfig
 
 # staging and target directories do NOT list these as
 # dependencies anywhere else
-$(BUILD_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR) $(HOST_DIR) $(BINARIES_DIR) $(LEGAL_INFO_DIR) $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_TARGET) $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_HOST):
+$(BUILD_DIR) $(BASE_TARGET_DIR) $(HOST_DIR) $(BINARIES_DIR) $(LEGAL_INFO_DIR) $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_TARGET) $(REDIST_SOURCES_DIR_HOST):
 	@mkdir -p $@
 
 # outputmakefile generates a Makefile in the output directory, if using a