diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index b36ad55b50c95fda5a648a94a8d59a69521699dd..3b3afd920cc4bd322cad508ed251fd0901ce2fd5 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ pkg-prepare:
 	-@for i in $(USEPKG) ; do "$(MAKE)" -C $(RIOTPKG)/$$i prepare ; done
 
 $(USEPKG:%=$(BINDIR)/%.a): $(BINDIR)/%.a: $(BUILDDEPS) FORCE
-	@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)
 	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(RIOTPKG)/$*
 
 clean: