diff --git a/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile b/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
index eced323..e3b7435 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../seaboard)
-$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common $(obj)../seaboard)
 endif
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).o