diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 17b1200d2..cf8bc4004 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ if (WITH_LOCALE)
   set(FURNACE_LANGUAGE_DEPENDS "")
 
   foreach(I IN LISTS FURNACE_LANGUAGES)
-    add_custom_command(OUTPUT "locale/${I}/LC_MESSAGES/furnace.mo" COMMAND msgfmt ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/po/${I}.po -o "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/locale/${I}/LC_MESSAGES/furnace.mo" DEPENDS po/${I}.po WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+    add_custom_command(OUTPUT "locale/${I}/LC_MESSAGES/furnace.mo" COMMAND mkdir -p "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/locale/${I}/LC_MESSAGES/" COMMAND msgfmt ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/po/${I}.po -o "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/locale/${I}/LC_MESSAGES/furnace.mo" DEPENDS po/${I}.po WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
     list(APPEND FURNACE_LANGUAGE_DEPENDS "locale/${I}/LC_MESSAGES/furnace.mo")
   endforeach()
   add_custom_target(furnace-locale ALL DEPENDS ${FURNACE_LANGUAGE_DEPENDS})