diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aea3b58a56..642f7506ed 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ benchmarks-build:
   <<:                              *benchmarks-manual-refs
   script:
     - time cargo build --profile production --locked --features runtime-benchmarks
-    - mkdir artifacts
+    - mkdir -p ./artifacts
     - cp target/production/polkadot-parachain ./artifacts/
 
 benchmarks: