diff --git a/lfs/w_scan b/lfs/w_scan
index 0fc3ccae9..e58cf50f4 100644
--- a/lfs/w_scan
+++ b/lfs/w_scan
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/w_scan-ipfire.patch 
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING) $(EXTRA_MAKE)
+	-mkdir -pv /opt/vdr/bin
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -m 755 w_scan /opt/vdr/bin/
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -m 755 w_scan_start.sh /opt/vdr/bin/w_scan_start
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)