diff --git a/ui/build/cleanbuild.go b/ui/build/cleanbuild.go
index 2967c3a..f2de2cd 100644
--- a/ui/build/cleanbuild.go
+++ b/ui/build/cleanbuild.go
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
 	suffix := "\n"
 	currentProduct := prefix + config.TargetProduct() + "-" + config.TargetBuildVariant() + suffix
 
+	ensureDirectoriesExist(ctx, filepath.Dir(configFile))
+
 	writeConfig := func() {
 		err := ioutil.WriteFile(configFile, []byte(currentProduct), 0666)
 		if err != nil {