diff --git a/scripts/buildkite/build_branch_pipeline.py b/scripts/buildkite/build_branch_pipeline.py
index 613191d..ea2f6b9 100755
--- a/scripts/buildkite/build_branch_pipeline.py
+++ b/scripts/buildkite/build_branch_pipeline.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         'label': ':linux: build and test linux',
         'key': 'linux',
         'commands': [
+            'mkdir -p artifacts',
             'dpkg -l >> artifacts/packages.txt',
             'export SRC=${BUILDKITE_BUILD_PATH}/llvm-premerge-checks',
             'rm -rf ${SRC}',
diff --git a/scripts/buildkite/build_master_pipeline.py b/scripts/buildkite/build_master_pipeline.py
index 59f401a..e4e5635 100755
--- a/scripts/buildkite/build_master_pipeline.py
+++ b/scripts/buildkite/build_master_pipeline.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         'label': ':linux: build and test linux',
         'key': 'linux',
         'commands': [
+            'mkdir -p artifacts',
             'dpkg -l >> artifacts/packages.txt',
             'export SRC=${BUILDKITE_BUILD_PATH}/llvm-premerge-checks',
             'rm -rf ${SRC}',