diff --git a/build/teamcity/internal/release/process/roachtest-release-qualification.sh b/build/teamcity/internal/release/process/roachtest-release-qualification.sh
index 1668af053d37..07c33ce49628 100755
--- a/build/teamcity/internal/release/process/roachtest-release-qualification.sh
+++ b/build/teamcity/internal/release/process/roachtest-release-qualification.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ chmod +x cockroach
 run_bazel <<'EOF'
 bazel build --config ci --config crosslinux //pkg/cmd/workload //pkg/cmd/roachtest //pkg/cmd/roachprod
 BAZEL_BIN=$(bazel info bazel-bin --config ci --config crosslinux)
+mkdir -p bin
 cp $BAZEL_BIN/pkg/cmd/roachprod/roachprod_/roachprod bin
 cp $BAZEL_BIN/pkg/cmd/roachtest/roachtest_/roachtest bin
 cp $BAZEL_BIN/pkg/cmd/workload/workload_/workload    bin