diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/CMakeLists.txt
index 43c6ea0757..b023fb9a4c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ if(GETTEXT_MSGMERGE_EXECUTABLE AND GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE)
     endif()
 
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${mo}
-      COMMAND mkdir -p ${mo_dir}
+      COMMAND cmake -E make_directory ${mo_dir}
       COMMAND ${GETTEXT_MSGMERGE_EXECUTABLE} --quiet --update --backup=none -s ${po} ${pot_file}
       COMMAND ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE} -o ${mo} ${po}
       DEPENDS ${po}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt
index 517f5ee6dc..2641d490f3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ if(GETTEXT_MSGMERGE_EXECUTABLE AND GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE)
     endif()
 
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${mo}
-      COMMAND mkdir -p ${mo_dir}
+      COMMAND cmake -E make_directory ${mo_dir}
       COMMAND ${GETTEXT_MSGMERGE_EXECUTABLE} --quiet --update --backup=none -s ${po} ${pot_file}
       COMMAND ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE} -o ${mo} ${po}
       DEPENDS ${po}