diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
index de3830ffea..3f9ccb04eb 100644
--- a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="HashResult" PropertyName="AvaloniaResourcesDependencyHash" />
     </Hash>
 
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(IntermediateOutputPath)/Avalonia" />
     <WriteLinesToFile Overwrite="true" File="$(IntermediateOutputPath)/Avalonia/Resources.Inputs.cache" Lines="$(AvaloniaResourcesDependencyHash)" WriteOnlyWhenDifferent="True" />
   </Target>