diff --git a/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc b/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc
index 35ea9439c8..cb7791476b 100644
--- a/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/pkg-utils.inc
@@ -565,7 +565,9 @@ function install_package_xml($pkg) {
 				} else {
 					$prefix = "/usr/local/pkg/";
 				}
-				$static_output .= $filename . " ";
+				if(!is_dir($prefix)) 
+					safe_mkdir($prefix);
+ 				$static_output .= $filename . " ";
                                 update_output_window($static_output);
 				download_file_with_progress_bar($afn['item'][0], $prefix . $filename);
 				if(stristr($filename, ".tgz") <> "") {