diff --git a/projects/github.com/numactl/numactl/package.yml b/projects/github.com/numactl/numactl/package.yml
index 5e2ccc81..1b0121f2 100644
--- a/projects/github.com/numactl/numactl/package.yml
+++ b/projects/github.com/numactl/numactl/package.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ build:
     # numa is linux only
     if test {{ hw.platform }} != "linux"
     then
-      mkdir {{ prefix }}/bin
+      mkdir -p "{{ prefix }}/bin"
       touch {{ prefix }}/not-used-on-darwin
       exit
     fi