diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40bdaa3..7883d6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ setup:
 build: 
 	set -e
 
+	mkdir -p build
+
 	cd scripts
 
 	./setup-root-fs.sh
diff --git a/scripts/debian.sh b/scripts/debian.sh
index b63de36..1675ae6 100755
--- a/scripts/debian.sh
+++ b/scripts/debian.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-mkdir -p ../build
 cd ../build
 
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/linux-dtbs.sh b/scripts/linux-dtbs.sh
index e73eb23..2f1a5a9 100755
--- a/scripts/linux-dtbs.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-dtbs.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-mkdir -p ../build
 cd ../build
 
 [[ -d wallaby-linux ]] || git clone https://github.com/F-WuTS/wallaby-linux.git --depth=1
diff --git a/scripts/make-sd-card.sh b/scripts/make-sd-card.sh
index bdfc08f..0316888 100755
--- a/scripts/make-sd-card.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-sd-card.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-mkdir -p ../build
 cd ../build
 
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]