diff --git a/scripts/upload-build.sh b/scripts/upload-build.sh
index 2ef43c0..e52159e 100755
--- a/scripts/upload-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/upload-build.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 set -ex
 
+ssh sysmocom-downloads mkdir -p $1/$2
 rsync --delete -avz tmp/deploy/ipk/	sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/ipk
 rsync --delete -avz tmp/deploy/images/	sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/images
 rsync --delete -avz tmp/deploy/tools/	sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/tools || true
@@ -19,4 +20,3 @@ rsync --delete -avz tmp/cache/		sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/cache-state
 rsync --delete -avz cache/		sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/cache
 rsync --delete -avz conf/		sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/conf
 rsync -avz tmp/deploy/sources/		sysmocom-downloads:$1/$2/sources
-