diff --git a/util/nvmutil/Makefile b/util/nvmutil/Makefile
index d7e3c8cc..9d8548b9 100644
--- a/util/nvmutil/Makefile
+++ b/util/nvmutil/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ $(OBJS): obj
 
 obj:
 	mkdir obj || true
+	mkdir obj/lib || true
 
 # main program object