diff --git a/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile b/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
index 9e5a87ffe8..d5140c8135 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
+++ b/board/nvidia/ventana/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 ifneq ($(OBJTREE),$(SRCTREE))
+$(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../seaboard)
 $(shell mkdir -p $(obj)../common)
 endif