diff --git a/vars/buildDoocsLibrary.groovy b/vars/buildDoocsLibrary.groovy
index 7a66393badea832083fd1d34a6a5e6a2d57b5467..172f8a25d26a4684710d2373a64724cf281f0716 100644
--- a/vars/buildDoocsLibrary.groovy
+++ b/vars/buildDoocsLibrary.groovy
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def transformIntoStep(String libraryName, ArrayList<String> dependencyList, Stri
             sh '''
               mkdir /scratch
               mkdir -p /export/doocs/library/common
+              mkdir -p /export/doocs/Ubuntu-16.04-x86_64/lib/pkgconfig
             '''
             helper.doDependencyArtefacts(dependencyList, label, buildType)