diff --git a/target/sdk/Makefile b/target/sdk/Makefile
index 4a9dc8be41b..caec7178e9c 100644
--- a/target/sdk/Makefile
+++ b/target/sdk/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ KERNEL_FILES := $(patsubst $(TOPDIR)/%,%,$(wildcard $(addprefix $(LINUX_DIR)/,$(
 all: compile
 
 $(BIN_DIR)/$(SDK_NAME).tar.xz: clean
-	mkdir -p $(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/dl $(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/package
+	mkdir -p \
+		$(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/dl \
+		$(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/package \
+		$(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/$(STAGING_SUBDIR_TARGET)/include \
+		$(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/$(STAGING_SUBDIR_TARGET)/usr/include
+
 	$(CP) -L $(INCLUDE_DIR) $(SCRIPT_DIR) $(SDK_BUILD_DIR)/
 	$(TAR) -cf - -C $(TOPDIR) \
 		`cd $(TOPDIR); find $(KDIR_BASE)/ -name \*.ko` \