diff --git a/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml b/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4d70121703..1476f03a8e 100644
--- a/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/cumulus/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ 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: