diff --git a/maven-packages/build.yml b/maven-packages/build.yml
index 458cf1d1f0dc589f3f0eb71cc5c6d5e232b9353a..8db6d73d41d70da41cda6f09fc78f1fb45b900d8 100644
--- a/maven-packages/build.yml
+++ b/maven-packages/build.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ build:
   tags:
     - docker
   script:
+    - mkdir -p $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.m2
     - cp $MAVEN_SETTINGS_XML $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.m2/settings.xml
     - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS -f $POM_FILE compile
   only: