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-rw-r--r--src/buildstream/element.py2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/buildstream/element.py b/src/buildstream/element.py
index 8563eee3c..9efe97c54 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/element.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/element.py
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class Element(Plugin):
# Hard link it into the staging area
#
vbasedir = sandbox.get_virtual_directory()
- vstagedir = vbasedir if path is None else vbasedir.descend(*path.lstrip(os.sep).split(os.sep))
+ vstagedir = vbasedir if path is None else vbasedir.descend(*path.lstrip(os.sep).split(os.sep), create=True)
split_filter = self.__split_filter_func(include, exclude, orphans)