diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e28c1ce8c4..211dfd49d5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ all: $(CONFIGUREFILES) crosstools-toolchain features
 
 AROSGDBFILES=
 
-$(AROSDIR)/.gdbinit: $(SRCDIR)/developer/debug/gdb/_gdbinit
+$(AROSDIR)/.gdbinit: $(SRCDIR)/developer/debug/gdb/_gdbinit makedirs
 	@$(ECHO) Copying host .gdbinit for AROS ...
 	@$(CP) $(SRCDIR)/developer/debug/gdb/_gdbinit $(AROSDIR)/.gdbinit ;
 
-$(AROSDIR)/.gdb_ignore_errors.py: $(SRCDIR)/developer/debug/gdb/ignore_errors.py
+$(AROSDIR)/.gdb_ignore_errors.py: $(SRCDIR)/developer/debug/gdb/ignore_errors.py makedirs
 	@$(ECHO) Copying host gdb support files  for AROS ...
 	@$(CP) $(SRCDIR)/developer/debug/gdb/ignore_errors.py $(AROSDIR)/.gdb_ignore_errors.py ; \