diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc44c0260f02b9e52dfee46ae7c805f143503b07..49b83c0c4906371a7ff15d63ba2c8fcbc47935cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3070,6 +3070,7 @@ imx31_litekit_config	: unconfig
 
 imx31_phycore_eet_config \
 imx31_phycore_config	: unconfig
+	@mkdir -p $(obj)include
 	@if [ -n "$(findstring _eet_,$@)" ]; then			\
 		echo "#define CONFIG_IMX31_PHYCORE_EET" >> $(obj)include/config.h;	\
 	fi