diff --git a/scripts/docker/run-build.sh b/scripts/docker/run-build.sh
index c64f3b0..f2375fe 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/run-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/run-build.sh
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ normalize_artifact_ownership() {
     -v "$REPO_ROOT:/work" \
     -w /work \
     "$IMAGE_TAG" \
-    bash -lc "chown -R $uid:$gid /work/dist/linux-deb /work/dist/repo 2>/dev/null || true"
+    bash -lc "mkdir -p /work/dist /work/dist/linux-deb /work/dist/repo && chown -R $uid:$gid /work/dist 2>/dev/null || true"
 }
 
 echo "==> normalize artifact ownership for host user"