diff --git a/proto/protofiles_sources/compile_proto.sh b/proto/protofiles_sources/compile_proto.sh
index cb6845c5e33..f39ad34ab71 100755
--- a/proto/protofiles_sources/compile_proto.sh
+++ b/proto/protofiles_sources/compile_proto.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+parent_path=$( cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")" ; pwd -P )
+cd "$parent_path"
+mkdir out -p
 ../compiler/build/protoc --kotlin_out="./out/" --proto_path="./server_car" ./server_car/*.proto