diff --git a/scripts/build/binary_netboot b/scripts/build/binary_netboot
index c88bc6296..d74a118f2 100755
--- a/scripts/build/binary_netboot
+++ b/scripts/build/binary_netboot
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ROOT_DIR=${LB_MODE}-live
 mv binary ${ROOT_DIR}
 
 mkdir binary.tmp
+mkdir -p tftpboot
 mv ${ROOT_DIR} tftpboot binary.tmp
 cd binary.tmp