diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index 72524eb3..c85e09c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ endif
 quiet ?= $($(shell echo $1 | sed -e s'/ .*//'))
 
 %.o: %.cc $(global_deps)
-	@mkdir -p .deps/$(@D)
+	@mkdir -p $(patsubst %/.,%,.deps/$(@D))
 	$(call quiet,CXX $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)) -c $(FINAL_CXXFLAGS) $< -o $@ -MD -MP -MF .deps/$*.d
 
 %.o: %.c $(global_deps)
-	@mkdir -p .deps/$(@D)
+	@mkdir -p $(patsubst %/.,%,.deps/$(@D))
 	$(call quiet,CC $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)) -c $(FINAL_CFLAGS) $< -o $@ -MD -MP -MF .deps/$*.d
 
 .PHONY : clean