diff --git a/translator/run_one_test.sh b/translator/run_one_test.sh
index 2d77db32a9f..661e12035b7 100755
--- a/translator/run_one_test.sh
+++ b/translator/run_one_test.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ TEST=`basename $i ".txt"`
 DIRECTORY="src/test/kotlin/tests"
 MAIN="$DIRECTORY/$TEST/linked/main.c"
 rm -f $DIRECTORY/$TEST/linked/*
+mkdir -p $DIRECTORY/$TEST/linked
 
 echo "#include <stdlib.h>" >> $MAIN
 echo "#include <stdio.h>" >> $MAIN
diff --git a/translator/run_tests.sh b/translator/run_tests.sh
index 32d767ade7d..7fbde6e82ef 100755
--- a/translator/run_tests.sh
+++ b/translator/run_tests.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ for i in $TESTS; do
     TEST=`basename $i ".txt"`
     MAIN="$DIRECTORY/$TEST/linked/main.c"
 	rm -f $DIRECTORY/$TEST/linked/*
+	mkdir -p $DIRECTORY/$TEST/linked
 	successful=1
 	echo -e "${orange}test: ${TEST}${nc}"
 	echo "#include <stdlib.h>" >> $MAIN
@@ -99,4 +100,4 @@ for i in $TESTS; do
 	total_scripts=$((total_scripts+1))
 done
 
-echo -e "Result: ${orange} [${successful_scripts}]/[${total_scripts}]"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e "Result: ${orange} [${successful_scripts}]/[${total_scripts}]"