diff --git a/tools/build/stage b/tools/build/stage
index b59acfa39..4694314f9 100755
--- a/tools/build/stage
+++ b/tools/build/stage
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ else
     cat shorewall-${1}/releasenotes.txt > releasenotes.txt
 fi
 
+ssh ${DEST%%:*} mkdir -p ${DEST#*:}
+
 scp -r errata known_problems.txt patch-$1 ${1}.* releasenotes.txt shorewall*${1}*.tgz* shorewall*${1}*.bz2* $rpm $literpm $DEST
diff --git a/tools/build/upload b/tools/build/upload
index ef7fcfed1..31b4c1ee0 100755
--- a/tools/build/upload
+++ b/tools/build/upload
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ else
     cat shorewall-${1}/releasenotes.txt > releasenotes.txt
 fi
 
+ssh ${DEST%%:*} mkdir -p ${DEST#*:}
+
 scp -r errata known_problems.txt patch-$1 ${1}.* releasenotes.txt shorewall*${1}*.tgz* shorewall*${1}*.bz2* $rpm $literpm $DEST