diff --git a/Scalar.Build/Scalar.PreBuild.csproj b/Scalar.Build/Scalar.PreBuild.csproj
index 9bcfbe82da..dbb6f017c9 100644
--- a/Scalar.Build/Scalar.PreBuild.csproj
+++ b/Scalar.Build/Scalar.PreBuild.csproj
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
           Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'">
     <Exec Command="call $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\Scripts\RestorePackages.bat $(Configuration)"
           WorkingDirectory="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../" />
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(BuildOutputDir)"/>
     <Touch Files="$(RestoreTimestampPath)" AlwaysCreate="true" />
   </Target>