diff --git a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
index 90b20259..e54ea228 100755
--- a/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
+++ b/libretro-buildbot-recipe.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 # This will use an overridden value from the command-line if provided, otherwise just use the current date
 LOGDATE=${LOGDATE:-`date +%Y-%m-%d`}
+TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
+
+mkdir -p -- "$TMPDIR/log/${BOT}/${LOGDATE}"
 
 ORIGPATH=$PATH
 WORK=$PWD