diff --git a/external/Makefile b/external/Makefile
index ecaecbe2..befa0305 100644
--- a/external/Makefile
+++ b/external/Makefile
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ jtorctl-clean:
 #this is related to a bug in compression of assets and resources > 1MB
 
 assets: tor polipo jtorctl iptables
+	install -d ../libs
 	install bin/jtorctl.jar ../libs
 	install -d ../res/raw
 	-$(NDK_TOOLCHAIN_BASE)/bin/$(HOST)-strip --strip-debug bin/polipo