diff --git a/scripts/cibuild b/scripts/cibuild
index 12c9567b8..1a6156c21 100755
--- a/scripts/cibuild
+++ b/scripts/cibuild
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if [ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" = "${0}" ]; then
     if [ "${1:-}" = "--help" ]; then
         usage
     else    
+        mkdir -p .gradle
         GIT_COMMIT="${GIT_COMMIT}" docker-compose \
             -f docker-compose.ci.yml \
             run --rm \