diff --git a/cruisecontrol/plugin.jelly b/cruisecontrol/plugin.jelly
index ae9afac0..999a4403 100644
--- a/cruisecontrol/plugin.jelly
+++ b/cruisecontrol/plugin.jelly
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
       <x:parse var="doc" xml="${inputFile}" />
     </util:available>
 
+    <ant:mkdir dir="${maven.build.dir}" />
     <j:set
         var="tempConfigFile"
         value="${maven.build.dir}/cruisecontrol-config-temp.xml" />