diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0cf7248..bd3f639 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ jobs:
           cd ..
           git clone -b $BOOST_BRANCH --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
           cd boost-root
+          mkdir -p libs/$LIBRARY
           cp -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/* libs/$LIBRARY
           git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
           python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py --git_args "--jobs $GIT_FETCH_JOBS" $LIBRARY