diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index a5448ef339..361ff1c189 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
  </target>
 
  <target name="lint" description="Perform syntax check of sourcecode files">
+  <mkdir dir="${basedir}/build"/>
   <apply executable="php" failonerror="true" logError="true" output="${basedir}/build/php-lint.log">
    <arg value="-l" />