diff --git a/build b/build
index fceb60f..a391211 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 cargo build --manifest-path ./rust/Cargo.toml
-ln -sf $(pwd)/rust/target/debug/libgarnet_rs.a $(cabal list-bin . | sed -e 's=x/garnet/build/garnet/garnet=build=g')
+
+BUNDLED_LIB_DIR=$(cabal list-bin . | sed -e 's=x/garnet/build/garnet/garnet=build=g')
+mkdir -p $BUNDLED_LIB_DIR
+ln -sf $(pwd)/rust/target/debug/libgarnet_rs.a $BUNDLED_LIB_DIR
+
 cabal build