diff --git a/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk b/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk
index 2913e664dc..b27571a08c 100644
--- a/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk
+++ b/package/gcnano-binaries/gcnano-binaries.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ define GCNANO_BINARIES_INSTALL
 			$(1)/usr/lib/$(lib).$(GCNANO_BINARIES_LIB_VERSION).multi.release.so ; \
 		cp -a $(@D)/$(GCNANO_BINARIES_USERLAND_SUBDIR)/usr/lib/$(lib).so* $(1)/usr/lib
 	)
+	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/include
 	cp -a $(@D)/$(GCNANO_BINARIES_USERLAND_SUBDIR)/usr/include/* $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(foreach pkgconfig,$(GCNANO_BINARIES_PKG_CONFIGS), \
 		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/$(GCNANO_BINARIES_USERLAND_SUBDIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/$(pkgconfig).pc \