diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7014eff..003b9a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CC_FLAGS ?=
 
 .PHONY: all debug
 all: 
+	@$(shell mkdir -p out)
 	gcc -shared src/exploit.c -o out/pwnkit.so -Wl,-e,main -fPIC
 
 debug: CC_FLAGS:=-g -O0 -v ${CC_FLAGS}